AFT’S WEINGARTEN: DON’T BLAME TENURE FOR BAD TEACHERS

The documentary “Waiting for Superman,” while it offers some valid points, ultimately makes it seem like the nation’s public school classrooms are filled with incompetent, bad teachers and the teachers’ unions keep them there by granting them tenure or a lifetime job. That’s just not true and is a distraction from addressing the real problems in our schools, says AFT President Randi Weingarten. continue reading