At 11:01 AM 9/25/2009, Doug Henwood wrote:
>[Anything but challenge Wall Street! Also from The Note...]
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>Unions Criticize Obama's School Proposals as 'Bush III':
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>"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.
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>"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."
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>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."
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>"He's taking on 'the teachers' union' in his pursuit of charter
>schools and teacher testing and student testing and accountability,"
>said Emanuel.
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