As buzz began to grow around Davis Guggenheim’s new documentary, Waiting for Superman, with positive reviews from critics, glowing media coverage, and most importantly, Oprah’s seal of approval, I realized that at some point I was going to have to write about it. The vilification of teachers’ unions is a particularly big concern of mine, [...]
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Last week, the Central Falls School District in Rhode Island decided to fire its entire high school teaching staff of 93 people. The decision was made under pressure from state and federal to turn around failing schools, and after the District failed to come to terms with the teachers’ union over compensation for extra duties [...]
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