Are Teachers 'At the Table' Or 'On the Menu'? Hard to Tell. 

http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/06/are_teachers_at_the_table_or_on_the_menu_hard_to_tell.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS2

For better or worse, the message was clear that teacher engagement works within bounds, much like a managed classroom. Less clear, though, was to whom the message was directed—it seemed better suited to district- and state-level administrators than the teacher-led organizations in the room.
It was not until the sole teacher on the panel—Anthony Mullen, 2009 National Teacher of the Year and former blogger for Education Week Teacher—took the floor that the specifics of what teachers are contributing to these policy conversations were broached. When Coggins asked how he'd been involved in policy, he said, "I've had very few opportunities to affect policy, both on the state and national level. I've repeatedly asked the state superintendent to meet with me and he has declined." The answer was clearly not what the moderator had expected. (Mullen later told me he knew little about the event before he got there and thought he'd be promoting a book, which he did not receive in time to read, on teacher leadership.)

How Many Delaware Teachers Can Tell a Similar Story?  I bet Mike O. can!