Kerry lays out schools strategy

Sac Bee ^ | 5/8/04 | Laura Mecoy

[NormsRevenge]

COLTON - Calling teaching the nation's "most important work," Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry on Thursday unveiled a $30 billion, 10-year initiative to increase teacher pay while imposing stricter standards on instructors.

The Massachusetts senator, on the second day of a two-day Southern California campaign swing, called for a "new bargain" for teachers and children that would recruit and retain 500,000 teachers over four years.

"Children and schools together have been abandoned by misplaced priorities," he told students, teachers and supporters at San Bernardino County's Colton High School. "And teachers, the front-line troops in too many battlegrounds in our country, have been abandoned by the generals."

He called for more pay, training and career choices for teachers, including $5,000 more a year for those teaching in "high need" areas where schools have a difficult time recruiting teachers.

Kerry also proposed a $5,000 pay increase for those teaching math and science because these are subjects with a shortage of qualified teachers.

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[NormsRevenge]

speaking of the children.. 8-]

U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) holds two babies belonging to supporters on stage at an election rally at a baseball field in La Crosse, Wisconsin during a campaign swing through the mid-western state, May 7, 2004. Bush is travelling by bus on a one-day trip through key voter states Iowa and Wisconsin, stopping along the way to attend rallies to drum up support for his November re-election bid. REUTERS/Jason Reed US ELECTION

[Redcoat LI]

"John Kerry on Thursday unveiled a $30 billion, 10-year initiative to increase teacher pay while imposing stricter standards on instructors."

More money for teachers will solve the problem,it's always worked in the past.

[jackbill]

500,000 teachers at approximately $50K per teacher per year (pay and bennies) comes to $25 billion per year, or $250 billion over ten years.

How does that fit within his $3 billion per year plan?

Just more Kerry BS.

[evolved_rage]

So 5% of his 10 million jobs promise will be teacher bloat, the other 9.5 million will be.....more government bloat.

[KevinDavis]

"John Kerry on Thursday unveiled a $30 billion, 10-year initiative to increase teacher pay while imposing stricter standards on instructors."

and he is not going to raise taxes also.

[Wissa]

Interesting picture. He must have got some kind of surgical fix on that pointing thing he was always doing.

[Redcoat LI]

and he is not going to raise taxes also.

Only on those evil wealthy people,and those Benedict Arnold companies.

[dufekin]

Ever heard of the unfunded mandate? That's right, he'll issue an order commanding the Army to shoot the Governor of any State that does not raise teacher pay and hire a minimum number of new teachers.

[Redcoat LI]

He must have got some kind of surgical fix on that pointing thing he was always doing.

He's trying to hide the Pentagrams on his palms.

[The Electrician]

The Massachusetts senator, on the second day of a two-day Southern California campaign swing, called for a "new bargain"

He was going to call for a "new deal", but that one was already taken...

[boxsmith13]

Isnt teacher pay a state and local issue.

[SupplySider]

Kerry's brilliant new plan: throw more money at the problem, as we have done for thirty years. No mention of standards for student achievement, other than that they are mean and nasty.

This is the ugliest side of the Democratic party, sacrificing children, especially poor children, to buy votes.

[ServesURight]

Every DemocRat presidential candidate proposes more money for teachers. Gotta feed the NEA beasts, I guess.

[savedbygrace]

Because the plan calls for hiring the 50,000 in the last year of the 10 year plan?

[Howlin]

Look how white his knuckles are.

[Redcoat LI]

Gotta feed the NEA beasts, I guess.

Teachers get more money,they hire more teachers,the Union collects more dues,the Unions give more money and volunteers to RATS,our tax dollars get laundered right back to the RATS.

More money for teachers=More money for DemocRATS.

[Recovering_Democrat]

He called for more pay, training and career choices for teachers, including $5,000 more a year for those teaching in "high need" areas where schools have a difficult time recruiting teachers.

Like Dennis Miller said last night (paraphrased), "Ooh, wow. Higher pay for teachers! Way to make a stand, John. No one will ever accuse you of not being afraid to push the envelope..."

[hflynn]

Kerry also proposed a $5,000 pay increase for those teaching math and science because these are subjects with a shortage of qualified teachers.

Brilliant. We now increase the salary of the unqualified teachers currently teaching math and science by $5000. In the meantime little Johnnie can't read, write or speak English because of the abundance of qualified English teachers.
Another example of the "smarter" approach to problem solving John Kerry wants to bring to America. How do you spell MORON?

[GiveEmDubya]

Fling more money at it, Ketchup Boy! That's the ticket!