Teachers unions and
traditional public school advocates accused him of not listening to them, of failing to slow down and assess what was and wasn't working as the state implemented the Common Core (which was first introduced by his predecessor).
Several of Edwards allies in the education community — particularly the teachers unions and
traditional public school advocates — still indicate they want White replaced.
Most of these teachers are not unionized, which remains a source of major tension between charter and
traditional public school advocates.