AFT: Who Wrote The Weingarten Announcement Best?

Union open to Obama teacher pay plan The Associated Press
Bush's first education secretary, Rod Paige, once labeled the NEA "a terrorist organization." As Obama seeks education reform, "no issue should be off the ... (MSNBC Version: Union backs Obama teacher pay plan)

Teachers union talks of big goals in Washington USA Today
The head of the American Federation of Teachers signaled the union's willingness Monday to work broadly on education .

AFT President Signals Openness to Reforms EdWeek
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten signaled her union is willing to discussing performance pay, charter schools and teacher tenure.

Head of Teachers’ Union Offers to Talk on Tenure and Merit Pay NYT
A frail economy prompted a gesture of compromise from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.