?Regular working folks don't have tenure. Why should bad teachers?'' *
? Lane Wright, Press Secretary for Florida Governor Rick Scott
Fla. teachers union files suit over merit pay law (Miami Herald)
28,000
Number of students that had to stay home because of a teacher strike in Tacoma, Washington.
Judge Orders Striking Wash. Teachers Back to Work (Education Week)
* This quote does not necessarily represent the views of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.