Re: Do charter schools need unions?

[ABurke5054@aol.com]

In a message dated 6/28/2006 6:45:35 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
leoecasey@optonline.net writes:

...But  we have to admit that having seen what had already taken place, we at 
Edwize  were not surprised. There are reasons why the Calderon-Melendezes of 
the  charter world don’t want their teachers represented by unions. Those 
reasons  have nothing to do with the quality of teaching the students receive, and 
 everything to do with the exercise of absolute, unquestioned authority by  
Those In Power....



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Are all charter sponsors who don't want their schools  unionized Those in 
Power run amuck?  Maybe there are some who  don't want their schools unionized 
because they want to avoid the  nightmare described in an editorial in today's 
LA Times ...
 
"United Teachers Los Angeles opposes merit pay for top-performing teachers.  
It makes the firing of bad teachers almost impossible. It's against allowing  
administrators to assign teachers to the schools where they are needed most.  
It's sharply critical of charter schools. The union doesn't like having a  
unified curriculum, and it thinks that teachers shouldn't have to put up with  
training from coaches."
 
To the degree that this is true, how did things get this bad and what can  be 
done to advance the best interests of parents and kids?
 
Art