Curious2 Supports Plan B

In a previous post, I bemoaned some of the steps that Michelle Rhee, my favorite chancellor, is taking in an effort to reform the Washington, D.C. public schools.  She is offering to pay salaries much higher than should be necessary to lure teachers away from an inflexible union contract that makes it impossible to remove ineffective instructors.  The union, chock full of ineffective teachers, is resisting.  This story discusses Plan B: restore the districts right to create nonunionized charter schools and seek federal legislation declaring the system to be in a "state of emergency" (for excessive crappiness) which would eliminate the need to bargain with the union.  Our hero will not be defeated!  I repeat my conclusion from the previous post: "I believe that Michelle Rhee will dramatically improve the traditional public schools, but unless she can convince teachers to start from scratch, her system will be less effective and much more expensive than the simple workings of the charter system."   

 

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[Macho]

Keeping my fingers crossed for Plan B. Any idea when this would come up for a definitive vote?