Why It's Easy For Emanuel To Take On the Unions
...[T]he hot new cause among Republican governors: ending teacher tenure...
Rahm Emanuel is no Republican, but he’s with the GOP on this one. Emanuel was the only mayoral candidate to come out in favor of Performance Counts, a bill in the state legislature that would restrict teachers’ right to strike, and mandate layoffs by performance, not seniority.
Emanuel also has taken nearly a million dollars from donors to Stand for Children Illinois, a group that supports Performance Counts.
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