Democrats and Teachers Unions

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Yes, Republicans do it to, but this is outrageous. Hope and Change, indeed!

 

"Mayor Fenty lost after the teachers' unions led a campaign against him and Michelle Rhee. Fenty's loss is further evidence that despite all their rhetoric about 'the children,' what the teachers' unions really care about is getting more money for jobs they can't lose at schools that produce students who are not prepared to compete," said Pawlenty in a statement.

 

The local Washington school system has long been a national political battlefield. Republicans have complained that Democrats voted to wind down a voucher program that allowed some 1,700 district students to attend much more expensive private schools at taxpayer expense.

 

This probably has something to do with President Obama steering clear of the D.C. mayoral primary. Even though his own policies in many ways mirror Fenty's, he could be in a tough spot if teachers' unions, usually an important constituency for Democrats, begin mobilizing against his education policy.

 

Full article at ABC News.

[Ursa Majoris]

said Pawlenty in a statement.

 

We are still paying this twerp to be governor of Minnesota although he has been pretty much absent all year, not necessarily a bad thing. What the heck is he doing turning up in a DC schools dispute when we have a 5.5 billion dollar budget shortfall right here?

Edited September 17, 2010 by Ursa Majoris

[Yukon Cornelius]

We are still paying this twerp to be governor of Minnesota although he has been pretty much absent all year, not necessarily a bad thing. What the heck is he doing turning up in a DC schools dispute when we have a 5.5 billion dollar budget shortfall right here?

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