Block Says Teachers’ Endorsement of Chafee ‘Uninformed’
Friday, July 23, 2010
Moderate Party candidate for governor Ken Block today criticized the American Federation of Teachers for endorsing independent Lincoln Chafee before meeting with the all the candidates.
“The American Federation of Teachers’ choice to endorse before meeting with all of the candidates was uniformed and demonstrates that union leadership is out of step with its membership,” Block said. “The fact that they never even took the opportunity to meet with me and hear my stance on the issues is just another example of preserving the status quo.”
Block, whose wife is a teacher and whose father is a life-long professor, said he talks to teachers everyday about his plans for education reform. He said teachers don’t need to be “micromanaged” and instead should be “paid and treated as white-collar professionals.”
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