Unions Criticize Obama's School Proposals as 'Bush III':
"To the surprise of many educators who campaigned last year for change in the White House, the Obama administration's first recipe for school reform relies heavily on Bush-era ingredients and adds others that make unions gag," reports the Washington Post.
"It looks like the only strategies they have are charter schools and measurement," said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. "That's Bush III."
During his Wednesday appearance on "Charlie Rose," White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel pointed to President Obama's clash with teachers unions as a sign that he is willing to "challenge allies when it comes to America's interests."
"He's taking on 'the teachers' union' in his pursuit of charter schools and teacher testing and student testing and accountability," said Emanuel.