Able Quote by Mitt Romney

We need to take on the teachers' union once and for all.

— Chris Christie

I believe that the teachers unions are doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing. They were designed to be professional organizations that protect…

— Michelle Rhee

The teachers' unions that block school reform have done serious damage to the union brand. The public no longer views unions as their friend,…

— Juan Williams

Teacher unions are an interest group that acts in defense of their own interests, which means the union bosses' interests, not the members.

— Peter Brimelow

This is something that Randi Weingarten said to me when I interviewed her once, which I think I quote in chapter nine. She talks…

— Dana Goldstein

Indeed, the share of teachers in a union has fallen to less than half, driven in part by older, unionized teachers retiring, the rise…

— Annie Lowrey

I am not going to make any commitments to the teachers union to do anything until they do something that's other than in their…

— Chris Christie

I've worked in two public school districts, Minneapolis and Baltimore, one as a senior leader. And while we might not always have agreed with…

— DeRay Mckesson

Schools and districts and unions are working together on some really innovative things.

— Arne Duncan

“Union leaders essentially want the public to believe that all teachers are equal and deserve to be paid and treated that way—but that’s clearly…

— Glenn Beck

I want to work with the teachers' union. But as I said out there, we have to put the kids first and we are…

— Meg Whitman

The unions are the worst thing that ever happened to education because it's not a meritocracy. It turns into a bureaucracy, which is exactly…

— Steve Jobs