School reformers and union leaders are collaborating—and getting results

[Still a Democrat]

At first glance, the web site of Florida’s most reform-minded school district looks like any other. Interspersed between brightly colored photos of schoolchildren is a portrait of Hillsborough superintendent MaryEllen Elia, followed by one of school-board president Doretha Edgecomb. But just below her is the real surprise—a photo of the local teachers’ union president, Jean Clements. The message is as unmistakable as it is rare: in Hillsborough County, home of Tampa and St. Petersburg, the president of the teachers’ union is not the avowed enemy of reform. In fact, she’s a member of the leadership team.

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http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/06/when-school-reformers-and-union-leaders-unite.html

[ClassWarrior]

1. No one on the left is against school reform. We're against outright destruction...

...of the public school system by Rape-Publicans in "reform" clothing.

NGU.