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Thursday, November 10, 2011

MICHIGAN TEACHERS SHOW HOW IT’S DONE « Teachers Fight Back

MICHIGAN TEACHERS SHOW HOW IT’S DONE « Teachers Fight Back:

MICHIGAN TEACHERS SHOW HOW IT’S DONE

In Michigan, the state teachers union, enraged by Republican moves to cut school spending and weaken tenure for teachers, engineered the ouster of state Rep. Paul Scott, the GOP chairman of the House Education Committee.

Way to go Michigan teachers! It’s about time the teachers somewhere are as mad as hell and aren’t going to take it anymore. How about some similar efforts in Illinois?

We need similar efforts everywhere in America. Teachers need to stand up for themselves and refuse to be scapegoats for any financial crisis. Teachers are the LAST people who should be blamed for government debt problems. With the millions of dollars wasted by various governments on the most ridiculous items, how in the