[spald]

Reform is never good PR for the teachers unions. They fight reform (in this San Diego case, clearly successful reform) and they fight accountability of teachers via competence metrics.

[Cicero]

Well, I suppose they operate like typical Dems. Take no prisoners, never back down, and never compromise. After a while, people realize that they are intransigeant and stop trying to push for reform. In this regard I've always thought that Dems are like Palestinians, they never give but they always take. Still, this one is still pretty awful PR, right out there in public where it's hard to cover up.