It isn’t just conservatives who have had enough. A Democrat core constituency is mad too. The administration’s Race to the Top program, which has provided $4.35 billion to states, incentivized changes that unions strongly oppose. One of the most controversial policies backed by Duncan is using students’ improvement on standardized tests to help evaluate teachers and make pay and tenure decisions. “Our members are frustrated and angry,” said NEA president Dennis Van Roekel. “Number one is the toxic testing.
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