Monday Tom Patterson wrote a column called: Chopra on the Chopping Block.
Dr. Raj Chopra was hired to turn around the Phoenix Union School District. He said the key was “changing the culture of this district from an adult-centered district to a child-centered district.”
Over the last five years he has done an impressive job.
The Arizona Association for Bilingual Education (AABE) reports that:
* Test scores and the graduation rate are up.
* Teachers are among the highest paid in the state.
* New schools are opening nearly every year, including specialty schools in bioscience and law enforcement.
Both Tom Patterson and the AABE say that Dr. Chopra has upset the teachers union. The teachers union has backed several of the new members to the school board. It appears that Dr. Chopra will probably be let go.
It is clear the teachers unions are not concerned about the children, but about their jobs.
This is one of many reasons why public schools are failing and why it will be hard, if not impossible, to fix the public schools.
Year, after year the children continue to suffer as they get a poor education.
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