Arne Duncan Praises Teachers Unions

Arne Duncan, Angel Gurría, and Fred van Leeuwe take to the Huffington Post to tells us teachers unions are great:

Some believe that teachers unions are immovable stumbling blocks to reform, but the international picture tells a different story. Many of the world's top-performing nations have strong teacher unions that work in tandem with local and national authorities to boost student achievement. In top-performing education systems like Finland, Singapore, and Ontario, Canada, teachers unions engage in reforms as partners in a joint quest to advance and accelerate learning.

These high-performing nations illustrate how tough-minded collaboration more often leads to educational progress than tough-minded confrontation. Education leaders can better accelerate achievement by working together and sharing best practices than by working alone.

Hope and change in praising teachers unions! It's working well in Detroit and Chicago. Got that?