WHAT DO TEACHERS KNOW?
This is a letter to legislators from a teacher in St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana State Teacher of the Year) that exemplifies the feelings of virtually every highly qualified, legal certified, experienced teacher in this state. Please send your story to every state representative before the full house vote on HB 9764 and 9767 THIS TUESDAY!!!
Dear Sirs,
I would like to explain why I am furious that the current education bill will be heard next Tuesday, a day when teachers across the state will be TESTING and may not have their voices heard. It’s bad enough that both the House Education and Senate Education Committees blasted through their bills HB 976/HB 974 and SB 603/597 in marathon sessions Wednesday and Thursday. As a close observer of the legislative process in this state (I am a high school social studies teacher) I am amazed at how efficiently our government can work when making decisions about teachers.
I am former Louisiana State Teacher of the Year (2009) with an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education, a Master’s in Student Development. I am currently finishing a doctorate in Teacher Leadership (August 2012). In
HOW TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA
Dear Sirs,
I would like to explain why I am furious that the current education bill will be heard next Tuesday, a day when teachers across the state will be TESTING and may not have their voices heard. It’s bad enough that both the House Education and Senate Education Committees blasted through their bills HB 976/HB 974 and SB 603/597 in marathon sessions Wednesday and Thursday. As a close observer of the legislative process in this state (I am a high school social studies teacher) I am amazed at how efficiently our government can work when making decisions about teachers.
I am former Louisiana State Teacher of the Year (2009) with an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education, a Master’s in Student Development. I am currently finishing a doctorate in Teacher Leadership (August 2012). In
HOW TO DESTROY PUBLIC EDUCATION IN LOUISIANA
The House Education Committee passed HB 9764 and HB 9767 Wednesday in an 18 hour marathon session. The Capitol reported the largest group of citizens in opposition to a single bill ever recorded, the largest number of citizens who testified against the bill, and the first time ever that citizens (only teachers!)have been required to identify by what authority they were present in order to testify - i.e. personal day, sick day or professional development day.
The Constitution took a beating that day on several counts. Rep. John Bel Edwards noted that it is unconstitutional to vote on a bill that changed more than one law as BOTH BILLS DID. He also stated that it is illegal to take funds dedicated through local millages for specific purposes to be used for the state funding of vouchers. Senator Karen Carter-Peterson made a surprise visit to the meeting and excoriated the committee for
The Constitution took a beating that day on several counts. Rep. John Bel Edwards noted that it is unconstitutional to vote on a bill that changed more than one law as BOTH BILLS DID. He also stated that it is illegal to take funds dedicated through local millages for specific purposes to be used for the state funding of vouchers. Senator Karen Carter-Peterson made a surprise visit to the meeting and excoriated the committee for