Voters Offer Mixed Signs

Autor/in	Ujifusa, Andrew
Titel	Voters Offer Mixed Signs
Quelle	In: Education Week, 32 (2012) 12, S.1 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Elections; Federal Government; State Government; Unions; Educational Legislation; Educational Finance; Charter Schools; Collective Bargaining; Teaching (Occupation); Politics of Education; Political Attitudes; Arizona; California; Colorado; Georgia; Idaho; Indiana; Maine; Michigan; Minnesota; New York; Tennessee; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Election; Wahl; Bundesregierung; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Bildungsfonds; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Tarifverhandlung; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Kalifornien
Abstract	On an Election Day filled with dozens of state races and ballot measures with big implications for the nation's public schools, state teachers' unions and charter school champions had plenty to cheer in the aftermath, even as tax measures that would help pay for schools suffered setbacks in some places. Union efforts were instrumental in overturning a trio of high-profile laws in Idaho that included limits on teachers' bargaining rights, along with pay based in part on student performance. And they were a key part of the coalition that successfully pushed for passage of a temporary tax measure deemed crucial to school funding in California. Likewise, charter advocates were poised to celebrate the passage--after three previous failed attempts--of a ballot measure allowing charter schools in Washington state, along with a new law in Georgia that likely will increase charters' growth. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night for followers of state education policy: the defeat of Indiana schools Superintendent Tony Bennett, a voucher and charter school supporter who overhauled teacher evaluations in the Hoosier State. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10