War on Teachers?

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Cross-posted from JDS Social Issues:From my inbox almost two months ago: So, where did this war on teachers, and other public employees come from? I certainly didn't see that coming. A former colleague (a faculty member in a humanities department) was responding directly to word that Pennsylvania was cutting P-12 funding and slashing state support for public higher education. But her consciousness was framed by events in Wisconsin and elsewhere. So I have been paying attention to the news in a new way. Is my colleague right? Is there a “war on teachers”? I think she may right...
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