Yesterday in the Chronicle, there was an article about how the head of the United Educators of San Francisco had a discussion with Gavin Newsom disagreeing with his decision to have a poll on the website asking if people thought the Mayor should have the authority to open charter schools.  Full article here.  With all due respect to Mr. Kelly, the union leader, it’s exactly that kind of thinking that makes education in the United States one of the poorest systems in the developed world.  Frequently, it seems like the teacher’s union would rather maintain the status quo (which is Read This Posty »