Jonathan Gyurko at UFT has some really excellent analysis of Andy Smarick’s piece on  the charter movement in Ed Next.  If you read this blog you know that I’m openly hostile to the most anti-union elements of the charter school movement. I also have a lot of concerns that we’re not doing charter schooling right.  But that's because I want us to do charter schooling right in a way that allows innovation, creates opportunities for children and teachers and is not done at the expense of the educational experiences of kids in the traditional school system.  I don’t want a zero sum game, I want one where the whole system – every child, and every worker – can benefit.  Gyurko's offering some glimpses of a vision that would get us in this direction, you should check it out.  

While I'm at it, Michael Goldstein is talking some sense as well.