LP>> BTW, we aren't striking because AZ is a "right-to-work" state &
 LP>> striking is illegal.
 CB> Saw your post(s), glad you are enjoying your summer teaching.  As for
 CB> the right to work, what a misnomer, we got around it by going to
 CB> binding arb..  So far, it seems to be working-but we need to get rid of
I wonder if any of our union reps have considered that...?  Because of
our leadership problem this year & my own dismal experiences therein,
I've decided that my project for next year is going to be increased
union involvement.  I'm going to be training to handle grievance issues.
From what I saw this year, I will get lots of opportunities to learn.
 CB> the Governer as he wants to take the size limits off of classes, break
 CB> up the unions, and privatize public schools.  I think it will be the
 CB> end of education as we know it here, only the wealthy would be able to
 CB> afford a good education.  Lots of direction changes need to be
 CB> made--going to be an interesting 5 years.
We, too, in AZ have an anti-public education governor.  He's a real jerk
from the get go.  He touts how parents should have choice, yet is doing
everything he can to undermine the public system, thereby curtailing
parents' choice by removing most students' readiest opportunity to take
advantage of a free, appropriate public education.  He comes from a
private, prep school background & doesn't see why every parent shouldn't
send children to private school.
When any of the so-called "educational establishment" complains, he
points fingers & intones that educrats are the problem, not the
solution.   I would like to use this occasion to point back that
withholding a patient's blood supply is not the way to bring about
recovery after quintuple bipass surgery.  About the only way this state
will be able to properly fund schools is by consolidationg some of the
300+ school districts & eliminating administrators who have little if
any impact on students' educational progress.
Sigh.
Leona Payne
... Damned neighborhood's going to the dogs!
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