Taxpayers entitled to details
Sunday September 28, 2008
We'll repeat a point we've made numerous times regarding negotiated teacher contract settlements: why the secrecy? Aren't taxpayers – who pay for the fruits of the contracts – entitled to know the details?
The Champaign Federation of Teachers and the school board last week approved a new three-year contract that will give teachers average ____ percent raises, ____ in health care support and ____ in other benefits. The settlement is expected to cost the school district ____ over the next three years.
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Comments
Lets worry about the details of the 700 BILLION, paid representatives are giving of our tax money to people who spit on the poor, telling them the market will work it out for them, first.
Posted by aantulov on September 28, 2008 at 10:11 AM Suggest Removal
I second that, aantulov. While I'm all for transparency, it is downright disgusting to suggest that we are even remotely close to overpaying educators. Quality education is vital to a healthy nation and a healthy economy.
Posted by javajunkee on September 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM Suggest Removal
Third. Although I see the point in more disclosure, I find the constant outrage with education spending to be tragicomic. Too often, these editorial writers sound like the same people who go to school boards and complain: "Why can't you do more with less?" The days of just putting students into desks and throwing a lesson onto the chalkboard for eight hours a day, 180 days a year, are pretty much over.
Posted by Wenalway on September 30, 2008 at 3:57 PM Suggest Removal
