Sparking the evolution of education choice
Who won the strike in Chicago? Charter schools. While the nation watched, story after story noted the obvious – that while 350,000 traditional public school students were displaced for more than a week, thousands of charter school students were in class. Even better, news coverage gave the general public a[Read More…]
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Chicago: Expansion of charter schools, which tend to employ non-unionized teachers, is a big undercurrent in the teachers union strike (New York Times). Media coverage of the strike puts charter schools in a positive light (redefinED). (Image from aei-ideas.org) Florida: Khan Academy and Step Up For Students are partnering to bring cutting-edge technology to[Read More…]
From the Associated Press tonight: CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago teachers union decided Sunday to continue its weeklong strike, extending an acrimonious standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel over teacher evaluations and job security provisions central to the debate over the future of public education across the United States. Union delegates[Read More…]
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Today on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush singled out Hillsborough County, Fla., as a school district where the teachers union didn’t go the Chicago route over teacher evaluations: “In Hillsborough County, which is Tampa, thanks to[Read More…]
Talk about unintended consequences. Has anything ever – ever – generated more positive publicity for school choice than the teachers strike in Chicago? For charter schools especially, the strike is the gift that keeps on giving. They’re open. The traditional public schools are not. Meanwhile, the framing of the strike in the mainstream press dovetails with the parental empowerment rumble from Won’t Back[Read More…]
There’s a ton of coverage of the teachers strike in Chicago today, but as we scan the headlines, it’s clear some education observers see plenty of upside for school choice. More than 350,000 Chicago public school students were left without teachers, but not the 52,000 enrolled in the city’s charter schools. Here’s the[Read More…]
