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IEA, IFT and CTU offer an alternative reform bill. « Fred Klonsky's blog

IEA, IFT and CTU offer an alternative reform bill. « Fred Klonsky's blog

IEA, IFT and CTU offer an alternative reform bill.

The Illinois Education Association, the Illinois Federation of Teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union issued a challenge to the General Assembly today. In response to the so-called Performance Counts legislation that has been bought and paid for by big money reformy outfits like Stand for Children, the three unions offer a different approach.

January 3, 2011 – Springfield, IL – Illinois educators this week will introduce major reform legislation that will hold school administrators, school board members and teachers accountable for their performances on behalf of school children statewide.

Three unions representing more than 230,000 Illinois education employees, the Illinois Education Association (IEA), the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) and