There’s a dead comment by oldpersonintx which is a bit negative. I can’t comment on it but I want to reiterate the argument with more positivity because I believe there is a kernel of truth.
At least part of the decline of US education has been caused by pandering to unions. As a specific example teachers unions were against in-person learning during COVID even when parents were actively observing bad outcomes for their children.
In the interest of improving education the Democratic Party partnered with teachers decades ago. There were real improvements during this period. More recently though I believe the party has become captured by teachers more than accountable for outcomes.
Teachers know the most here and they deserve to be a big voice, but they aren’t the only voice. Frankly parents also aren’t the be-all-end-all here. I believe the best way to improve outcomes would be more cooperation between both groups instead of devolving into us-vs-then dynamics.
The public school stakeholders are not trying to maximize test scores and have said as much. NPR listeners have had complete control of these systems for decades so if they'd like to focus on different metrics they have the liberty to do so.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 16.0 ms ] threadAt least part of the decline of US education has been caused by pandering to unions. As a specific example teachers unions were against in-person learning during COVID even when parents were actively observing bad outcomes for their children.
In the interest of improving education the Democratic Party partnered with teachers decades ago. There were real improvements during this period. More recently though I believe the party has become captured by teachers more than accountable for outcomes.
Teachers know the most here and they deserve to be a big voice, but they aren’t the only voice. Frankly parents also aren’t the be-all-end-all here. I believe the best way to improve outcomes would be more cooperation between both groups instead of devolving into us-vs-then dynamics.
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