Dispatches from the Eccentric Frontier

School employee groups have a vested interest in keeping the status quo, so it’s not surprising that they would go with Thurmond, who has a more incrementalist approach. Thurmond backed the unions when it came to granting teachers tenure after a mere 18 months on the job, for instance. Having sat through my share of bad teachers in public schools, I’m okay with being a little more bold than that.