The Education Bill.... and what was taken out

Thanks to the Teachers Union, a provision to allow superintendent to fire a teacher at a failing school, regardless of job performance was taken out of the bill. The watered down bill now goes to the House where it has already been labeled a bad bill and will do nothing to help the failing schools. Not since 1993 has the State had any changes to the way education of our children is being done. Keep in mind, that we (Mass) has only a few weeks left to get our act together to qualify for the Fed's 250 million in stimulus money. The Unions will also fight an amendment baring Towns from setting up charter schools without union approval.

While I don't think tax dollars should be taken away from primary schools, only to fund charter schools, I do think there needs to be some way of measuring the performance of the teachers in failing schools. I do believe it's more social economic related in many areas of our state, but to not be held to some standard, like the rest of the working class, doesn't seem fair. It's estimated that there will be 300 and 400 amendments the House will have to contend with on this one bill. All this.. .while they are on vacation. Down to the wire is what we will see, just like the Fed's with Health Care Reform now, a mad dash by the unions and their lobbyists to buy their way out of reasonable legislation that helps the masses.