Summary
The strident and ruthless executive director of the Long Beach teachers' union, who came to town three years ago with the intention of switching the focus from improving education to improving teachers' salaries, got the sack this week. That's promising, although he doesn't want to go quietly.
Replacing a union manager wouldn't be of interest to most of us usually, but the effect of this one goes beyond the usual functions of the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB). The fired executive, Scott McVarish, had radically changed the role of TALB from cooperating with Long Beach Unified, arguably one of the best urban school districts in the nation, to attacking.See the full content of this document
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A Teacher's True Purpose
McVarish did well in his first assault. He directed an election campaign against three school board members with a simple concept: vastly outspend them...
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