…have it all figured out.
On their March 15 cover, over a blackboard with the repeating phrase “We must fire bad teachers.”, we’re promised “The Key to Saving American Education,” courtesy of Evan Thomas and Pat Wingert.
An accompanying story, ” Schoolyard Brawl: A leading reformer and a union head square off over teacher tenure” gives an account of the confrontation between D.C.’s schools chancellor and and the president of the AFT ((American Federation of Teachers) union.
The AFT head speaks her mind here: Don’t scapegoat the teachers
I’m inclined to agree, so far as her argument goes. Accountability yes, but how about administrators? How about the DOE at the state and federal level? And what about parents? There’s lots of blame to spread around.
In the meantime, let’s get rid of Newsweek!