Privitization of Public ED: News- myths & dangers
A federal district court threw out the frivolous suit funded by Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst -- Bain v California Teachers Association! which was a victory for the unions. This was an effort to cripple the union. For an explanation of the suit, read this Ravitch post. As Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times explained, "Attacks on public employee unions, especially teachers unions, have become a permanent feature of the political landscape. But you'd be hard pressed to find one as incoherent and dishonest as a lawsuit filed last month in federal court in Los Angeles against six California and national teachers unions"