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Shoonra

(518 posts)
33. This is a matter of national security ....
Fri Sep 14, 2018, 10:45 AM
Sep 2018

While we are all gung-ho to send kids to college and have them learn the technical skills to keep our country prosperous and strong, the elementary and secondary school teachers are being beaten and starved financially, and being coerced out of the profession or at least hobbled in it. The result should be regarded as a serious national security issue.

That's horrible. There is a huge discrepancy though in some states mucifer Sep 2018 #1
If the city goes bankrupt those pensions will disappear overnight. Nitram Sep 2018 #2
It can't be overnight. The state of Illinois would have to change it's constitution mucifer Sep 2018 #4
You'd be surprised how fast pensions get lost in the negotiations over bankruptcy. Nitram Sep 2018 #14
If there is no money, there's no money. Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2018 #42
Colorado froze our cost-of-living pension increase jayschool2013 Sep 2018 #57
Having billionnaire Repuke Rauner as Governor doesn't help.. whathehell Sep 2018 #65
Yes, there is a wide disparity I think between states/districts. My daughter is a teacher in a seaglass Sep 2018 #5
Yes, shamefully, US school funding depends in large part on property taxes. SunSeeker Sep 2018 #51
Plus so many have to teach that insane common core shit. pangaia Sep 2018 #3
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Wow, why does the govt hate teachers? SummerSnow Sep 2018 #6
They impart knowledge to the next generation and this government wants to keep them ill informed Soph0571 Sep 2018 #10
Not the gov't, just republicans. Merlot Sep 2018 #30
No, not just republicans radical noodle Sep 2018 #35
True about arnie. But as a whole, the democratic platform doesn't Merlot Sep 2018 #55
right now the government IS Repulican. But they hate it for a few reasons. Religion and money at the TeamPooka Sep 2018 #56
govt is us. we let 1500 radio stations spew pub ed privatization bullshit for 30 years certainot Sep 2018 #31
The awful state of radio, thanks again for explaining. The apathy appalachiablue Sep 2018 #38
thanks. it may be up to mueller to find out putin's been paying limbaugh or certainot Sep 2018 #58
Thank you. lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #66
Good question ck4829 Sep 2018 #50
Thanks a ton Koch whores. AllyCat Sep 2018 #7
Unequal district funding bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #8
Public school teachers make a 6-figure salary? Cuthbert Allgood Sep 2018 #45
I was going to give you a researched range and what I recall from articles BUT bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #49
The mantra of cut taxes, cut taxes, cut taxes in order to gain political office (the repugs in ...) SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #9
Pretty pathetic that America has to be smacked in the face like this. calimary Sep 2018 #11
DeVos privatization zentrum Sep 2018 #12
Yup workinclasszero Sep 2018 #19
I agree, but ... aggiesal Sep 2018 #28
+1 ck4829 Sep 2018 #25
+1000 Freethinker65 Sep 2018 #29
Righto, privatize all of it for profit- schools, roads, hospitals, appalachiablue Sep 2018 #40
NPR has decided so far zentrum Sep 2018 #78
Union members? BSdetect Sep 2018 #13
You hit it on the nose. justgamma Sep 2018 #37
The median starting salary in Canada is $50,000 and health care is free nationwide. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #15
Good info. about Canada, tx. They're better in so many areas appalachiablue Sep 2018 #41
This is sickening and bloody outrageous! workinclasszero Sep 2018 #16
These make me ashamed JDC Sep 2018 #17
Damn shame. America has got to do better. nt oasis Sep 2018 #18
Pathetic and shameful lillypaddle Sep 2018 #20
Out teachers are treated this way because a certain political party randr Sep 2018 #21
Education of the general public is not in the best interests of the GOP. HopeAgain Sep 2018 #22
Righto. No more educated, well employed & large middle class. pfft! appalachiablue Sep 2018 #43
My nephew who goes to Kent State blueinredohio Sep 2018 #23
It's OK though... ck4829 Sep 2018 #24
This is just shameful in a nation as wealthy as ours. smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #26
I'm a sub, mostly for the local middle school. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2018 #27
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Well, its not like education is important in a globally competitive economy Yavin4 Sep 2018 #32
This is a matter of national security .... Shoonra Sep 2018 #33
I started working as a substitute teacher this year OKNancy Sep 2018 #34
While I agree that teachers should absolutely be paid more, PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #36
They may have more in student loans than the average American. MissB Sep 2018 #73
Perhaps. But my casual observation of the student loan debacle PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #74
Here might be the thing about that $60K-- RayOfHope Sep 2018 #75
That's true of a lot of people. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #77
Everybody wants the services ... aggiesal Sep 2018 #39
What a shame, and I thin kthe same way. Support the next appalachiablue Sep 2018 #48
many teachers in NC essme Sep 2018 #44
Before abortion was a political fight marlakay Sep 2018 #54
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2018 #46
Education? What's that? moondust Sep 2018 #47
But they're only supposed to work until they get married and have a man for support ! eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #52
I left teaching in 2006.i had only a bachelors degree. my salary was $89,200 per year. 3Hotdogs Sep 2018 #53
KnR Hekate Sep 2018 #59
Powerful cp Sep 2018 #60
They should run one entitled: tavernier Sep 2018 #61
kick Demovictory9 Sep 2018 #62
..And people want to know why we need Unions? whathehell Sep 2018 #63
I believe the reason that this profession BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #64
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I've gotten NO pay raise 10 out of 21 years AwakeAtLast Sep 2018 #70
We have gotten "raises" on occasion, but never more than 1% RayOfHope Sep 2018 #76
This is a story too often told in America, and the result of one party's view that education is bad DFW Sep 2018 #71
Imo, this is the single biggest problem in the country. Amimnoch Sep 2018 #72
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