Posted on 09/29/2014 3:05:48 PM PDT by george76
Speaking at the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver on July 3rd, Colorado Education Association (CEA) President Kerrie Dallman referred to the school district of Jefferson County (JeffCo) – where teachers have staged a “sick-out” and students left classes to protest throughout last week – as one of three in her state in which the teachers’ union was “working against hostile school boards.” “I also want to say thank you to the staff and leaders from the 18 states around the country who were sending in 48 staff under the NEA shared staffing agreement to help with the crisis in our largest local, Jefferson County,” Dallman continued. “These staff will join our leaders and staff to conduct member to member home visits later this month.”
Dallman also told the nearly 9,000 NEA delegates present about the struggle of funding public education in a TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights) state, saying, "You can thank Colorado for showing everyone else that TABOR is a really bad idea."
Dallman’s words give credence to the assertion of many in Jefferson County that the student protests and teacher walkouts have been well planned, with the assistance of one of the nation’s largest teachers’ unions, and come in response to the election of a conservative majority to the JeffCo Board of Education.
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Perhaps it’s all a coincidence, but at the end of July, 48 NEA UniServ directors from 18 states were sent to Jefferson County to train local officers and activists in conducting home visits with members,” he wrote. “Once the school year began, there was a flurry of union activity
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She couldn’t resist shooting her mouth off. Good, maybe the local press will pick it up.
The media is asleep and/or pro -Union ?
Both. Most newsies are union members. And the only time they wake up is when they think they can damage a Republican.
But the Post would not say the teachers were behind the protests because the teachers were being coy and there was no evidence. Now, the head of the CEA not only admitted collusion, she bragged about it.
We were pretty angry and there were rumors that it might extend to two days. If it had, we might have said something.
However, it is best to keep quiet since some of my son's teachers probably participated. We just want to get my son through school ASAP.
Spread it around the local sites..
>> Now, the head of the CEA not only admitted collusion, she bragged about it. <<
We need a lot more “hostile” school boards. Too many just rubber-stamp union demands.
What makes this problematic for the NEA is the fact that this same rebuilding of the schools is going on just south of the district.
Douglas County CO has elected conservatives to the school board, the teachers tossed out the union, the Board instituted a performance based teacher salary system which has, through voluntary transfers and quits, eliminated all but ONE ineffective teacher.
The only teachers to quit, and leave, were those the new conservative school board was happy to see go. There is a waiting list for teachers who want in.
Obviously, that list won’t include any of the striking teachers from Jefferson County.
Douglas County is the correct model.
Strong-arm tactics?
Now that's a "lives, fortunes, and Sacred Honor" tactic if I've ever seen one... not.
Didn't anyone ever tell you that freedom is not free? Neither is public education. In fact it is terribly expensive, not only financially, but in the destruction of your future. So what the hell aren't you doing?
The students were mislead about what they were protesting about. The teacher’s unions use the students like that all the time.
Yes.
The teacher’s unions use the students as pawns.
Sad that the kids do not get that they are being used.
Well, it is tough enough as it is.
And there will be a time for that if/when the time comes. And the time is not here yet. Soon, but not yet.
The decisions that he makes now will affect his entire life. If he gets into an argument with his teacher now and fails a course may mean that he might not graduate from high school and then not go on to college.
Besides, he may make a greater impact from a position of power. College may offer that opportunity.
Not like it's going to get.
Besides, he may make a greater impact from a position of power. College may offer that opportunity.
Unless there is a change of heart, he may be better off not wielding power. One can do very well performing highly-skilled labor.
Oh, it could get A LOT worse.
The breaking point: when it is more painful to live than it is to fight. When a battlefield looks more pleasant than day to day life. Sometimes that is too late but so goes human nature.
My grandfather, a laborer, always encouraged education and I have no complaints. I encouraged my wife, too.
He also respected the laborer as he was one himself. And he taught us to respect the laborer.
My uncles and dad all have college degrees.
He was a very wise man and his legacy will be passed down to his great-grandson.
Without logistical preparation, it is a fool's errand. That's Biblical BTW.
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