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...most radical and most specific detail of the program is also the one most aggravating to teachers’ unions??states that have so-called “firewall laws” will be ineligible. Due largely to the clout of teachers’ unions, many states maintain such legislation, which prevents school boards from factoring in student performance on standardized tests when evaluating teachers or assigning their pay grades...
...charter schools that exist in some states, and make it easier for schools to fire underperforming teachers. We are encouraged by President Obama’s commitment to the innovative policies he proposed during his campaign and are pleased to see his willingness to challenge teachers’ unions??a key Democratic constituency—in the pursuit of a better education for young Americans...
...Teachers’ unions have a vested interest in preserving the status quo. They fear that merit pay and charter schools will make teachers more accountable for their performances and put the unions?? worst members at risk of being dismissed. This perverse incentive has stymied Democratic politicians’ efforts at school reform for decades. But President Obama’s refusal to kowtow to a powerful lobby, even if it forms a strong base of support for his party, demonstrates his independence and desire to put campaign promises into action. This is encouraging for the state...
...years past, last September heralded a new crop of eager freshmen, short-lived enthusiasm for classes, and the renewed antics of the Student Labor Action Movement (SLAM). SLAM’s unceasing demand for more—higher wages, more vacation time, and, above all, stronger unions??may resonate with the new Democratic Congress’ agenda, but unions, like any other cartel, help their members only at the cost of the general public...
...easy to see why Democrats are in thrall to unions??after all, they’ve bankrolled the party for decades—but student activists have fewer excuses. Luckily, because the University doesn’t face normal market pressures, the harms of unionization at Harvard are more limited. Although SLAM’s efforts may be quixotic, and harm the unemployed, the University probably won’t cut costs and raise prices to the same degree a normal corporation would...