I did overstate my case. I think you are also overstating yours. > rating without the ability to fire is pointless A fair point. > whatever rating system the

I did overstate my case. I think you are also overstating yours. > rating without the ability to fire is pointless A fair point. > whatever rating system they came up with was too onerous. All measurement systems come at a cost. Picking the unions to blame without looking at what the researchers or the funders required seems premature. You don't like unions. Finland, where education reform has worked, has teachers unions. It might serve you well to investigate further if you want to achieve education reform here.