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Governors who pushed K-12 overhauls see popularity slide
- 06-07-2011
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Blog by Sean Cavanagh/Education Week
A number of newly elected Republican governors in political battleground states who have pushed sweeping, controversial changes in education policy into law have seen their approval ratings slide since taking office. Those governors' standing could affect not only their political futures, but also who wins the 2012 presidential election, if Democrat Barack Obama chooses to run against the agendas put forward by state leaders and contrast them with his own. Wisconsin's Scott Walker and Ohio's John Kasich, who backed the passage of laws that greatly reduced teachers' and other workers' collective bargaining powers, both face low approval ratings, according to recent polls. So does Florida's Rick Scott, who has backed major cuts in K-12 spending and signed into a law a measure that phases out teacher tenure, ties teacher evaluation and pay to performance, and requires educators to pay more for retirement benefits. (more...)
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