Randi Weingarten, a lawyer and American Federation of Teachers' president (for life, it seems) is Exhibit A for the Brahmin Left. She got involved in teachers union politics in 1983, right after law school. She also was a teacher for about 6 years. She was president of the United Federation of Teachers (New York City's teachers union) in…
Randi Weingarten, a lawyer and American Federation of Teachers' president (for life, it seems) is Exhibit A for the Brahmin Left. She got involved in teachers union politics in 1983, right after law school. She also was a teacher for about 6 years. She was president of the United Federation of Teachers (New York City's teachers union) in 1998. Ten years later she became the president of the national American Federation of Teachers, and remains so today. Notably, she gives lip service to charter schools, but her aim appears to be unionizing charter school teachers.
Thus, after 40 years of union activity - have American public school students improved on reading & math skills? No.
Randi Weingarten, a lawyer and American Federation of Teachers' president (for life, it seems) is Exhibit A for the Brahmin Left. She got involved in teachers union politics in 1983, right after law school. She also was a teacher for about 6 years. She was president of the United Federation of Teachers (New York City's teachers union) in 1998. Ten years later she became the president of the national American Federation of Teachers, and remains so today. Notably, she gives lip service to charter schools, but her aim appears to be unionizing charter school teachers.
Thus, after 40 years of union activity - have American public school students improved on reading & math skills? No.
Has American mediocrity on reading & math skills impacted US competitiveness in the global market? Yes. https://www.thebalancemoney.com/the-u-s-is-losing-its-competitive-advantage-3306225