It is remarkable that attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, who faced off in Bush v. Gore, are both siding with corporate reformers in the war on public education (“NYSUT is Allowed To Join UFT Contesting Anti-Tenure Suits,” 10/17).
This odd legal couple abandons its own fundamental principles for the sake of a remedy that will accomplish nothing except to devalue the teaching profession. Progressives betray their commitment to employment rights, while conservatives embrace judicial activism when they turn to the court system to eliminate tenure.
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