On this week’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle chats about the lessons for school reformers from Scott Walker’s victory over NEA and AFT affiliates seeking his recall; looks at the implications of Education Next’s recent poll on teachers’ union popularity; and considers the discussions over expanding choice in the Tarheel State.

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