“You Can’t Fire the Bad Ones!” And 18 Other Myths about Teachers, Teachers Unions, and Public Education – (PDF/EPUB Version)

Overturns common misconceptions about charter schools, school “choice,” standardized tests, common core curriculum, and teacher evaluations. Three distinguished educators, scholars, and activists flip the script on many enduring and popular myths about teachers, teachers’ unions, and education that permeate our culture. By unpacking these myths, and underscoring the necessity of strong and vital public schools as a common good, the authors challenge readers–whether parents, community members, policy makers, union activists, or educators themselves–to rethink their assumptions.