The president's first speech on education may alienate some in teachers unions. He calls for more charters, higher pay for good teachers and quicker firings of bad ones.

By Howard Blume and Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2009

President Barack Obama strongly condemned the state of public education Tuesday, calling for more charter schools, higher salaries for effective teachers and the faster firing of bad ones, an agenda that could put him at odds with some longtime Democratic stalwarts in teachers unions.

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