Star-Ledger Calls Teachers "Liars"
You won't often see big-city newspapers use the word "liar" in their editorials. It's an explosive word that speaks directly to the subject's motivations. Unless it's well-documented, it opens up the newspaper to charges of libel. So when Newark's newspaper, the Star-Ledger, says that a group is "spreading outright lies," I have to wonder who would cause Op-Ed Page Editor Tom Moran to make such a serious allegation.
Ah, of course. Tom's favorite boogeymen: teachers.
Ah, of course. Tom's favorite boogeymen: teachers.
As Newark teachers prepare to vote Monday on their proposed contract, we offer this warning: The group opposed to the contract is spreading outright lies about its content.
There is really no softer way to put it. A flier circulated last week by the group, the Newark Education Caucus, offers several doozies.
“LOWER SALARIES for ALL employees,” it says. The contract grants average salaries hikes of 14