This is an evil measure designed to give unions total and complete control over every facet of education. It must be stopped. It takes away accountability from local schools and school districts, and puts it in the hand of a union who is more interested in increasing pay and benefits than ensuring that children know how to read and write. It's brought to you by the same people who damaged an entire generation of students through "look-say" reading and "new new math."
My kids go to a private Christian school, but because I still pay taxes and because my children's future rests partly on the 90% of kids who DON'T go to private school, it's imperative that ALL parents get involved in this fight. If we can defeat this measure, perhaps we can push even harder.
It takes away accountability from local schools and school districts, and puts it in the hand of a union who is more interested in increasing pay and benefits than ensuring that children know how to read and write.I think it was Albert Shanker, then-president of the American Federation of Teachers, who said that when the students started paying union dues, then he would start looking out for their interests.