Thoughts on #Red for Ed
RED FOR ED RALLY IN INDIANAPOLIS – NOW WHAT?
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| Thousands of teachers, parents, and public education advocates rally in Indianapolis November 19, 2019 |
How many of the 15,000 – 20,000 Indiana teachers, ESPs, parents, and supporters of public education who rallied at the Capitol on Nov. 19, and the additional thousands who “wore Red for Ed” in their local communities, will fall back into the pattern of voting for the supermajority candidates who brought public school teachers, and public schools…
- the loss of seniority and lessening the value of experience or advanced degrees on salary schedules
- declining salaries (when adjusted for inflation)
- the loss of the right to collective bargain things like class size, prep time, and supervision
- the loss of due process
- the overuse and misuse of standardized testing
- the diversion of public education funds to charter and voucher schools
- teacher evaluations and school grades based on test scores
- and, beginning in 2020, Governor-appointed majority (8 out of 10) on the state school board as well as a Governor-appointed state superintendent of public instruction.
THIS STATE REALLY HATES PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS
The current make-up of the state government is blatantly disrespectful of public CONTINUE READING: Thoughts on #Red for Ed | Live Long and Prosper