By Victor | Published: September 9, 2011
President’s philosophy: Reward union bosses at the root of the problem with public education
President Barack Obama sent mixed signals to American educators and citizens in his recent address by touting a new plan that equates to another multi-billion dollar handout to Big Education, which would conflict with his Race to the Top reform initative.
Obama wants to pump [...]
By Ben | Published: March 30, 2011
President Obama knows that if he is to be re-elected next year, he’s going to need a little help from his teacher union friends.
So when the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers (who spent a combined $71.7 million during the 2007-2008 election cycle) say they want the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship [...]
By Ben | Published: March 9, 2011
Obama’s call for more school funding ignores all the waste hidden in teachers contracts
With the 2012 election in sight, President Obama has surrendered his mantle as a serious education reformer in order to woo the nation’s teacher unions back into his political camp.
On Tuesday, President Obama spoke at a technology school in Boston where he [...]
