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There is one thing unions can not allow--the truth be told.
The LA Times told the truth about teachers in LAUSD.
"The Los Angeles teachers’ union president said Sunday he was organizing a massive boycott of The Times after the newspaper began publishing a series of articles that uses student test scores to estimate the effectiveness of district teachers.
You’re leading people in a dangerous direction, making it seem like you can judge the quality of a teacher by a test, said A.J. Duffy, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, which has more than 40,000 members.
Duffy said he would urge other labor groups to ask their members to cancel their subscriptions.
Based on test score data covering seven years, The Times analyzed the effects of more than 6,000 elementary school teachers on their students learning. Among other things, it found huge disparities among teachers, some of whom work just down the hall from one another."
Duffy heads a union that has a section demanding support of Hamas and Hezbollah, and the destruction of Israel. Yet teachers are forced to pay bribes to the union if they want to teach.
Will this "boycott" work? No. Then again, the Times circulation has been dropping for years. Duffy could take credit for what is already happening.
The Times reported what everybody knows--it is not difficult to determine, objectively, who is a good teacher and who should find another line of work. Telling the truth is always difficult when unions are involved--they are vicious.
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The LA Times told the truth about teachers in LAUSD.
"The Los Angeles teachers’ union president said Sunday he was organizing a massive boycott of The Times after the newspaper began publishing a series of articles that uses student test scores to estimate the effectiveness of district teachers.
You’re leading people in a dangerous direction, making it seem like you can judge the quality of a teacher by a test, said A.J. Duffy, president of United Teachers Los Angeles, which has more than 40,000 members.
Duffy said he would urge other labor groups to ask their members to cancel their subscriptions.
Based on test score data covering seven years, The Times analyzed the effects of more than 6,000 elementary school teachers on their students learning. Among other things, it found huge disparities among teachers, some of whom work just down the hall from one another."
Duffy heads a union that has a section demanding support of Hamas and Hezbollah, and the destruction of Israel. Yet teachers are forced to pay bribes to the union if they want to teach.
Will this "boycott" work? No. Then again, the Times circulation has been dropping for years. Duffy could take credit for what is already happening.
The Times reported what everybody knows--it is not difficult to determine, objectively, who is a good teacher and who should find another line of work. Telling the truth is always difficult when unions are involved--they are vicious.
More...