The Washington Teachers’ Union/American Federation of Teachers is, apparently, running another poll about the contract D.C. Chancellor Michelle Rhee proposed last summer, and about the AFT’s counterproposal. And, just as it was last summer, the union is being accused of push-polling.
Without seeing the poll questions, it’s hard to comment on this account of the poll. But, I have to say that I’m starting to really feel for the D.C. teachers that are stuck in limbo in the meantime.
A version of this news article first appeared in the Teacher Beat blog.
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