Ed Reform 101: Teachers Unions
Part 4 - Myths about Teachers Unions
Governor Christie's attacks on teachers unions have been simply astonishing. Rather than reach out to unions to work for real educational progress, Christie has instead demonized unions to the point that he would rather give up federal funds than work with the NJEA.
What Christie ignores in all of his bluster, however, are a few important facts. Teacher pay has not kept pace with the average pay for all workers in the state. Teachers do not get "Cadillac" benefits, and they pay for those benefits themselves. And the teachers unions have supported meaningful versions of some of his reforms.
It appears that Chris Christie is more interested in making teachers unions the enemy than working with them. Let's take a look at some of the myths about unions and teacher pay that Christie continues to sell to New Jersey.
