Obama

continues to display his utter ignorance of education issues when he talks about "merit pay" and other such horseshit peddled by the likes of Arne Duncan in a speech today.

The neoliberals and libertarians, to say nothing of Republicans, want to ditch the idea of "tenure" altogether, thus displaying their complete ignorance because "tenure" is NOT lifetime job security or even job security AT ALL. They also want to get rid of the system of step and longevity pay, although that is a hallmark of civil service employment and at least in theory prevents nepotism and favoritism. And let me tell you, both are rampant in public education anyway.

Hell, I was "tenured" or had "post-probationary" status and was still unjustly sacked from WCSD. I had more rights in the private sector than I did as a public school teacher.