California Teachers' Unions Bled Dem Support After Judge Said They Failed Minority Students....

California’s teachers’ unions were reeling after losing a landmark court case. A judge had issued a blistering ruling essentially accusing them of forcing schools to retain incompetent teachers at the expense of low-income and minority students, saying the evidence "shocks the conscience." High-profile Democrats, including then-President Barack Obama’s education secretary, celebrated the decision, and the press questioned whether teachers’ unions were on the cusp of losing power. A New York Times editorial accused the labor groups of defending "shameful" and "anachronistic" laws.