Many educators fear that the plan's endorsement of choice essentially gives up on the idea of public education.

Professor Convey also said that educators feared a drop in parishioners' financial support for the schools if they drifted apart from the parish.

So why do many educators fear for their future?

Although the measure did not pass, many educators fear it could be revived unless accreditors begin making a better case for themselves.

But many educators in the more affluent districts fear that they will lose state financing to the poorer districts.

Other educators fear that the safety net of summer school will let teachers and administrators off the hook for problems during the year.

But educators fear that such a proposal has a better chance this year because of the state's big budget gap.

Many educators fear that transforming the national assessment test into the final arbiter for bonuses or penalties would reduce its usefulness.

Some educators and coaches fear it would distort the purposes of high school athletics.

Many educators fear that the drive for better reading scores may be part of the problem.