Washington State PTSA Tackles Paying for Teachers
The Washington State PTSA, at this weekend's convention, took up a resolution on local units paying for teachers/staff. (Note; the resolution is about two-thirds of the way down the document.) They are advocating for PTSAs to NOT pay for teachers/staff.
Basically, they state:- it's the state's duty to pay for basic education. PTAs supporting staff make it that much easier for the state AND their district to not have to step up and do their duty.
- they point out the risks including inequities between students, making the school/district look more stable than it may be,skew student data and place tremendous pressure on the parents to raise money every
