Education Heavyweights Prepare for D.C. Contract Fight

Teachers Union Head, Schools Chancellor Face Off on Tenure Protection, Reforms

When the District's teachers union unveils its long-awaited contract proposal this month, a head-to-head struggle will be fully joined between two of public education's most prominent and strongest-willed leaders: Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten.

At stake is not only the fate of Rhee's ambitious attempt to transform the District's failing schools, but also a significant early ... Full Story »

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Caley Anderson
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by Caley Anderson - Feb. 1, 2009

The story makes one of the parties out to be the villain, which makes the story seem more unbalanced.

I don't know if it is supposed to be news or not, but this felt more like an editorial that bashed those involved.

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