This naked bipartisan effort to exert power over teachers comes at a time when rhetoric praises teachers and recognizes their crucial role in the lives of children yet actual policies end up smearing all teachers with the tar-brush of selfishness and self-interest in this unrelenting attack upon teacher unions. Related Articles

) schools need to contribute to the communities they are a part of and 2) improving educational services, or maintaining the level of current services, with fewer resources.