Reply #72: I Know What Unions Do.

[outinforce]

Thanks for your lecture about the nature of unions.

To repeat what I have said before -- the NEA does a very good job of representing the needs and interests of its dues-paying members. In fact, in some places, the salaries of NEA-represented teachers are high enough that those teachers are able to send their own children to private schools. So, Hip-Hip-Hoorey for the NEA! They most certainly understand that they do not work for the politicians that set the educational standards or for the parents of students. And they certainly understand that they do not work for the schools students?

I certainly agree with your observation about getting what you pay for. Many NEA teachers have observed that their own children would be better off in expensive, private schools. THEY certainly understand that you get what you pay for.

It's good to know that the children of Pennsylvania and New Jersey are among the best educated kids in your area of the country. I guess since Pennsylvania and New Jersey both pay their teachers more than Delaware, that the ranking of children's educational achievements would be Pa, NJ, and then Delaware. Am I correct?