Takes Teachers’ Union to Task

The Hill reports that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney expressed disappointment with the Chicago’s teachers union strike.  “I am disappointed by the decision of the Chicago Teachers Union to turn its back on not only a city negotiating in good faith but also the hundreds of thousands of children relying on the city’s public schools to provide them a safe place to receive a strong education,” Romney said in a Monday statement released after teachers in Chicago failed to reach a deal with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.   “President Obama has chosen his side in this fight, sending his vice president last year to assure the nation’s largest teachers union that ‘you should have no doubt about my affection for you and the president’s commitment to you,’ ” Romney continued. “I choose to side with the parents and students depending on public schools to give them the skills to succeed, and my plan for education reform will do exactly that.”