Sell Your Soul to the Testocracy: Kamala Harris’s Faustian Teacher Raises
I love the idea of Kamala Harris’ plan to give teachers a pay raise.
But once we get past ideas, it’s way more troubling.
The California Senator and Democratic Presidential hopeful is proposing a $13,500 pay increase for the average teacher, with the exact number based on the size of each state’s pay gap.
That’s $315 billion more over a decade through federal matching funds, which amounts to a 23 percent salary increase for most educators.
Yes, please!
I could certainly use a raise.
But as Joe Moore said, “You can’t trust a promise someone makes while they’re drunk, in love, hungry, or running for office.”
And Harris IS running for office.
With this policy she’s wooing the national teachers unions and filling the neoliberal seat left by Hillary Clinton in 2016.
I love my union, but its leadership is like a college kid during spring break – ready to jump into bed with anyone who says the right words.
The fact of the matter is this plan also is favored by the people out to destroy my profession from the inside out.
Arne Duncan likes it.
Yes, THAT Arne Duncan!
Obama’s first Education Secretary. The guy who thought Hurricane Katrina was the best thing to happen to New Orleans because it allowed the government to close the CONTINUE READING: Sell Your Soul to the Testocracy: Kamala Harris’s Faustian Teacher Raises | gadflyonthewallblog