Time Magazine’s Joe Klein says of the Governor, in his 2005 wrap-up column:
"[Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger] should be congratulated for his efforts to reform California 
and public education in a series of referendums this year, especially his proposal to delay tenure for public schoolteachers from two years to five years. This modest change aroused the ire of their unions, which spent millions on television advertising to defeat it. Most politicians lack the courage to challenge the unions, and the failure of Schwarzenegger’s referendum won’t encourage many others to try. But the reform of public education depends on a nationwide effort to curb the power of the unions on tenure, length of school day, length of school year, merit pay and a host of other workplace issues. Teachers should be paid more and control the rules of engagement less. Thanks, Ahhnold, for taking them on."
and public education in a series of referendums this year, especially his proposal to delay tenure for public schoolteachers from two years to five years. This modest change aroused the ire of their unions, which spent millions on television advertising to defeat it. Most politicians lack the courage to challenge the unions, and the failure of Schwarzenegger’s referendum won’t encourage many others to try. But the reform of public education depends on a nationwide effort to curb the power of the unions on tenure, length of school day, length of school year, merit pay and a host of other workplace issues. Teachers should be paid more and control the rules of engagement less. Thanks, Ahhnold, for taking them on."