Editor’s note: This is the third of four guest posts on the future of teachers unions. by Gary Beckner We are at a critical crossroads on the path to education reform in America. Stakeholders from all walks of life and political stripes are beginning to understand that in order to compete in a global economy we… Read more »
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Survey shows teachers supportive of school choice, reform
by Gary Beckner Reforming America’s education system has become a top national priority. In an increasingly divided political climate, ensuring that every student has access to a quality education still brings bipartisan coalitions together unlike any other issue. Despite growing consensus among advocates, teachers are often overlooked as allies in the fight to improve our struggling… Read more »
Wishing educators were recognized for expanding school choice too
Editor’s note: This is the ninth post in our school choice wish series. See the rest of the line-up here. by Gary Beckner School choice policies are making daily headlines across the country. While we often highlight the successes of individual schools and students, teachers are largely left out of the broader choice conversation. This holiday… Read more »
Wishing the school choice menu truly included faith-based schools
Editor’s note: This is the eighth post in our school choice wish series. See the rest of the line-up here. by Nicole Stelle Garnett This year, I wish for education policy that embraces authentic educational pluralism. In a 1991 speech, Father Andrew Greeley — a renowned sociologist who conducted some of the most important research… Read more »
10 school choice wishes
If you could change one thing to move the ball on parental school choice, what would it be? As we’ve done the past couple of years, we posed that question to a range of folks in the school choice universe. Over the next two weeks, we’ll publish their responses. Our contributors reflect the incredible diversity… Read more »
Can teachers unions adapt to the changing public education landscape?
In June, Ron Matus introduced a short series of entries responding to his question, “Can teachers unions adapt?” Responses came from anti-union writers Gary Beckner and Terry Moe, from DFER staff member and former journalist Joe Williams, and from former Pinellas County Teachers Association head and current SUFS president Doug Tuthill. I am a current member and former officer in the United Faculty… Read more »
Joe Williams: Teachers themselves will push unions to better models
Editor’s note: This is the second of four guest posts on the future of teachers unions. by Joe Williams When I was a cub reporter in my 20’s at a unionized (but open shop) newspaper in the Midwest, I waited about five years before I signed my union card and started paying dues to the Communications… Read more »
Can teacher unions adapt?
For decades dominated by traditional public schools, the landscape of public education is changing fast. New species are thriving – charters, vouchers, virtual, you name it – and who knows what nimble subspecies and hybrids are on their way. Can teacher unions, so shaped by an earlier era, adapt? We posed that question to a… Read more »
Florida roundup: parent trigger, charter schools, digital learning & more
Parent trigger. Parent trigger passes House 68-51, with seven Republicans voting no. Tampa Bay Times, Orlando Sentinel, Associated Press. Orange County School Board Chair Bill Sublette paints a nightmare scenario against the parent trigger in this Orlando Sentinel op-ed. Digital learning. The House passes a bill to expand access to online classes, with some Democrats voting… Read more »
