And yet, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's colleagues and teachers union allies say the Manhattan Democrat's legal troubles won't stall progress on education issues during the 2015 legislative session. (politico.com)
Green Dot won praise from school board member Steve Zimmer, a frequent teachers union ally, for being willing to take on difficult traditional schools that other charter operators have largely avoided. (articles.latimes.com)
But what we see nationally is that such reforms are being led by Democrats and enacted cooperatively with its traditional teachers union allies in recognition of their potential impact on students. (dfer.org)