By Sean Cavanagh
(From Education Week, September 4th 2012)
Charlotte, N.C.
They offered inspirational stories and instructional stories. And more than a few war stories.
One of the myriad events held on the sidelines of the opening day of the Democratic National Convention brought together a handful of state lawmakers who spoke about their efforts to press for policies—including charter schools, and performance-based teacher pay and evaluation—that were once anathema to their party, and still are in some quarters.
The event was hosted Tuesday in an auditorium a couple blocks from the main site of the convention by Democrats for Education Reform, an organization that supports those policies and has acted aggressively to protect like-minded legislators from attack from opponents, including teachers’ unions.
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