The National Education Association wasted no time today endorsing the re-election of President Obama, a decision that came as no surprise to anyone. After all, it doesn’t matter which candidate the Republican Party fields next year, that candidate is going to be pushing vouchers, charter schools, and standardized tests, and will undoubtedly have a stance against any type of collective bargaining for educators.
The endorsement, 16 months before the election, was predictable, but it was a mistake and I offer two words to justify that rationale: Arne Duncan.
