History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Schwarzenegger: We’re too big to ignore
- 06-02-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
In their Race to the Top applications, some states have downplayed the lack of union support for their reforms. You have read deep into the applications to get the real numbers. Not California. In his May 28 cover letter to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan accompanying the state’s second-round application (download pdf), Gov. Schwarzenegger wears union opposition as a badge of honor. He wrote that the California Teachers Association “actively worked to prevent union support” for the state’s effort. Then he added, “I urge you not to penalize states like California that have submitted a detailed plan meeting all the goals of Race to the Top but have not gotten unanimous support of teachers unions. To do this would not only put at grave risk the ultimate goals embodied in Race to the Top, but it would send a message to some unions that their obstructionist tactics can work.” (more...)
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