Teachers Unions disappointed by Obama

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Make it easier to fire bad teachers. It's almost impossible in LA.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers3-2009may03,0,679507.story

That's always been my biggest complaint with teachers unions.  Well, most unions for that matter.  Trying to protect your own is noble.  Doing so at the detriment of everybody involved is stupid.  Double stupid when our kid's education is concerned.  Do a Google search for "NYC 'rubber rooms' for teachers".  Clearly more money will solve the problem.

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Why must merit pay compare teachers in different schools?  Couldn't merit pay be set up based on individual schools, or at least districts?  If all the teachers at one school in a district seem to be doing good, start sending them to the schools where the teachers aren't doing so well.

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Why must merit pay compare teachers in different schools?  Couldn't merit pay be set up based on individual schools, or at least districts?  If all the teachers at one school in a district seem to be doing good, start sending them to the schools where the teachers aren't doing so well.

And you're worried about increased federal funding of education as being overly intrusive?

Does it have to be federally funded?