Democrats often seem reluctant to propose ideas that teachers’ unions don’t like, because they want their support (or at least non-hostility) in a primary. But I’m pretty sure the NJEA is going to back Spiller no matter what Sherrill or Gottheimer or Fulop say, so why not be bolder?
Democrats could use fresh thinking on education
As covered previously on Slow Boring, one of the most underrated developments in recent political history is that Democrats have lost their traditionally large issue advantage on education.
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Interestingly, this happened around the same time the Democrats outsourced their education policy to school teachers’ unions and have decided schools are mostly just adult employment agencies.
I wonder if the two could be related?
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2009 (!) “an emphasis on adult employment”
Civics: Why and how was Jill Underly Re-elected? (a bit of uniparty analysis as well). And.
