Teachers Union at Odds with Public in No Child Left Behind Debate
According to the PR-Newswire:
Today the Association of American Educators (AAE), the largest national non-union teachers' association, released its second survey on No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Survey results showed distinct differences in opinion with teacher labor unions, particularly with regard to performance pay and the use of "growth models" for accountability, both of which give teachers credit for student academic gains made during the school year.
The 1,286 respondents, all of whom are active classroom educators, appear to agree with language that is currently in a draft bill of NCLB in Congress that encourages districts to implement some kind of performance-base pay system for teachers.
"Teachers know better than anyone what parts of NCLB work and what parts need to be improved or removed altogether," said Gary Beckner, AAE Executive Director. "This survey shows, however, that there are thousands of teachers who do not agree with the agenda for NCLB that is being pushed by the teacher unions."...click to continue.
