[Publius6961]

Fortunately, we outnumber the tax grinders...

I will donate an additional $240 a year to support the proposed reforms...

[ken21]

the unions caused the decay of the public skool system.

if their jobs could have been out-sourced overseas, they'd be gone.

[river rat]

Hell, for all the good the union has done for "teachers", they should be HAPPY to give the damned union 50% of their salary...

Lord only knows that most of Kalifornicate's teachers produce the 2nd most stupid outcome from the 2nd most expensive Goobermint school system...

Only Washington, D.C. has a more stupid or more expensive outcome...

Semper Fi

[Tuefel Hunden]

If approved by the California Teachers Association's state council in June, the increase would tack on a total $180 over the next three years to the $500-a-year dues that its 335,000 members now pay the statewide organization.

That is $167,500,000 a year. The increase would add $20,100,00 a year. Where does all that money go?

[RightWhale]

merit pay, pension and budget initiatives, . . ."We feel the need to defend public education and our students

Somehow merit pay, pension and budget initiatives are equivalent to public education and our students. So hire some extra lawyers, no need to be melodramatic.

[John Jorsett]

If they're dumb enough to assert that the additional funds are for politicking, then teachers who are opposed can invoke the Beck decision to deny them the money. I hope a lot of them do.

[groanup]

"The governor could solve this with the Legislature. He could save teachers the $60 a year," she said. "All he has to do is work with the Legislature and come to a fair agreement for our students."

Unbelievable, so it's the Governor's fault that the union wants to raise more money from its members. HUH? I have an idea, take that 500 a year that the teachers are giving to the unions and put it into the classroom. I'm always hearing how teachers have to reach into their own pockets.

[seastay]

The National Education Association spends $5 million annually for its media campaign fund, I don't know how much the California teachers assc. spends, but it must be a lot, since every time I turn the radio or TV on I hear them complain that they want more money , seems like they should take the money away from their Hollywood producers and their lame drama scrip writers and gave it to the teachers.

But then again Speaking as mother who has had her child in one of these schools, more money isn't the problem, they need to change their whole agenda if they want to be effective, one of which should be education for US citizens only, as the reason the average scores for students in not improving is the failing scores coming out of Los Angeles district and other areas where in some cases the majority schools parents are not even us citizens. No more money unless it comes from Mexico City!


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