School Obama cited as success benefited from ditching teachers’ union rules

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Daily Caller:

President Obama in the State of the Union cited Bruce Randolph School in Denver as a shining example of educational success.

“Three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado; located on turf between two rival gangs. But last May, 97% of the seniors received their diploma. Most will be the first in their family to go to college. And after the first year of the school’s transformation, the principal who made it possible wiped away tears when a student said ‘Thank you, Mrs. Waters, for showing… that we are smart and we can make it.’” Obama said, according to his prepared remarks.

Notably, a key factor in the school’s success was a move to ditch the rules of teachers’ unions.

In 2008, the teachers there voted to reject unionization. Prior to that, the school had formed a “autonomy” agreement freeing it from local red tape and union rules.

As the Denver Post reported in May, the school’s transformation began when the principal asked every teacher to reapply. Of 40, only six were re-hired.

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So they replace 34 teachers out of the 40, then a transformation occurred?

[AceRimmer]

OMG, this is hillarious! If this is accurate, it's a ballbreaker for the RATS on education.

 

We should be getting this to FNC, the RNC, and any other media outlet that will actually publicize it.