This teacher read about the push in Philadelphia to weaken, perhaps eliminate collective bargaining. The School Reform Commission with the guidance of its advisor the Boston Consulting Group (big proponent of privatization without unions and parent to Bain) thinks that if it can create a flexible workforce with performance pay and no job protections, this will attract better teachers. This reader responds:
Oh boy, low pay and no protection of any kind, whatsoever. Sign me up. What is the thought process behind “better teachers without a union”? Do they truly believe those Gates funded teacher groups that claim they don’t need a union or a contract?
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Wall Streeters love churn. Churn is always good to keep labor in line and costs low.
I think they call it “creative disruption”
In TN, we can thank our legislators for completely eliminating collective bargaining last year. Given the state’s love affair with Achievement Districts (think charters and state-run schools to replace low-scoring schools) and TFA (Kevin Huffman is the Commissioner of Education after all and TFA-ers hold a number of positions at the Dept of Ed), we don’t work in an environment that values career teachers.
Speaking of “Fact Checking” Wisconsin schools are stampeding to get in line with PBIS and RTI. Although I see some merit in the philosophy behind RTI, I am disturbed by the uniformity, direction of focus on deficit education (remediation first!), sorting and categorizing of students, and other red flags. As for PBIS I can see no redeeming value even in its underlying philosophy. Still, in the state of Wisconsin we are diving headlong into these reforms while I can find little evidence that these reforms have any positive impact on student learning either academically or socially. I am searching for some “Facts” or research about PBIS and RTI that are independent of the companies selling the programs.
Collective bargaining and payroll deduction will all be a thing of the past if Mr. Romney gets elected. Right-to-work, a misnomer if ever there was one, will be the rule of the land. There is national legislation ready and waiting for a Republican victory this November.