Tag Archives: AFT

Tom Friedman’s Misguided Man Crush on Arne Duncan

Posted on December 2, 2012 by

Educator and writer John Thompson proved to be prophetic in a Huffington Post piece last month when he wrote this: Education beat writers demonstrate the same excellence as other journalists. The problem is Op Ed columnists and other writers who … Continue reading →

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AFT Executive Council Recommends a Resolution Against High-Stakes Testing

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

Saying that “America’s public school accountability system must be re-examined and rebuilt,” the executive council of the American Federation of Teachers has recommend its own resolution against “the current test-and-punish accountability model.” All children deserve a rich, meaningful public education … Continue reading →

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Jeb Bush Praises Obama, Duncan on Education Policy

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

From CBS News: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sure looks like a politician who is not running for office. In a wide-ranging interview with Charlie Rose for “CBS This Morning,” Bush offered some light praise for President Obama and said … Continue reading →

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Hilary Rosen, Michelle Rhee and Barack Obama’s AFT – NEA Support

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

While the American Left rose to the defense of Hilary Rosen’s smear of Ann Romney, the lobbying firm who pays Rosen’s salary was cashing in on her contacts with the Obama White House. According to Lee Fang of The Nation, among … Continue reading →

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Walton Family Funded Group Makes Lame Attempt to Criticize SOS March

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

The Center for Education Reform, who received $518,273 last year from the Walton Family Foundation, mocks this weekends, SOS March in Washington DC. WASHINGTON – This Saturday’s Save Our Schools rally is holding itself out to be an effort to … Continue reading →

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US Chamber of Commece, Business Roundtable Join NEA and AFT as top NCLB Lobbyists

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

From OpenSecretsblog: During the first quarter of the year, 153 organizations lobbied on issues referencing NCLB or the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, research by the Center for Responsive Politics shows. Because lobbying reports do not require an itemized accounting … Continue reading →

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How Teachers Can Comunicate with Conservatives About the Atlanta Cheating Scandal

Posted on July 9, 2011 by

Teachers understand that the visceral reaction by far too many conservatives is to associate any education issue with union influence. They have a point, but one that only goes so far. The recent early endorsement of President Obama bewilders many … Continue reading →

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Does Michelle Bachmann Want to Repeal No Child Left Behind?

Posted on June 15, 2011 by

While teachers across the nation are gathering together to raise awareness of the danger that standardize testing poses on the nation’s school, has an unlikely champion emerged? Republican candidate for President, Michelle Bachmann, was taking questions on the Scott Hennen … Continue reading →

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DNC official to go to Rhee’s Student’s First

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

From Ben Smith in POLITICO: Democratic National Committee national spokesman Hari Sevugan will move to a top post at the former Washington, D.C., school chief Michelle Rhee’s new advocacy group, Students First, a move aimed at strengthening its hand in the … Continue reading →

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