It doesn't work well to mandate that from the state.

For us, we didn't want to push so hard this session that it would make it impossible to work with other stakeholders in the future. We were growing polarized around this issue, so this gives everyone a chance to step back.

Never forget that it is the spirit with which you endow your work that makes it useful or futile

We're pleased we were able to prevent a full-blown, costly, distracting initiative campaign this fall.

This might give teachers some things they might like. But fortunately, our members look beyond their own self-interest and see the damage this would inflict.

We haven't really heard anything that would help us predict how this ultimately will be resolved.