Teachers Stand up in Protest of the President’s Education Policy
uring a recent meeting of the National Education Association in New Orleans, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel stated, “In states like Louisiana, Colorado and Florida, policymakers disrespect educators and trample employee rights and call it education reform.”
Van Roekel goes on to say, “While we applaud the administration for its commitment to fund education, our members are frustrated by the disconnect between what they need each day to support their students and the federal policies that hold up struggling students as 'products to be tested.”
Van Roekel noted that a newly formed Commission on Effective Teachers and Teaching is working on a report discussing how teachers can “gain more authority over their jobs and the quality of teaching in public schools.”
Targeting the Race to the Top Program, the NEA feels that it has supported too few schools, that there have been too many losers and not nearly enough winners.
Where do you stand on the Race to the Top program? How has it – or has it – affected your local schools? What do you feel could be changed?
Educators – how have you been affected by the policy changes in your school district? Do you agree with the NEA that that disrespect for teachers’ rights is supported by current education reform goals?
No matter your stance, the open debate on these points can only result in a better education system for our kids and our country. Differences are bound to be felt, and need to be aired and dealt with to truly make a change in our education system.
Van Roekel goes on to say, “While we applaud the administration for its commitment to fund education, our members are frustrated by the disconnect between what they need each day to support their students and the federal policies that hold up struggling students as 'products to be tested.”
Van Roekel noted that a newly formed Commission on Effective Teachers and Teaching is working on a report discussing how teachers can “gain more authority over their jobs and the quality of teaching in public schools.”
Targeting the Race to the Top Program, the NEA feels that it has supported too few schools, that there have been too many losers and not nearly enough winners.
Where do you stand on the Race to the Top program? How has it – or has it – affected your local schools? What do you feel could be changed?
Educators – how have you been affected by the policy changes in your school district? Do you agree with the NEA that that disrespect for teachers’ rights is supported by current education reform goals?
No matter your stance, the open debate on these points can only result in a better education system for our kids and our country. Differences are bound to be felt, and need to be aired and dealt with to truly make a change in our education system.
The schools in NJ are suffering. Teachers are overworked, tr to teach in overcrowded classes, and have too few resources to help properly teach the kids. It's a vicious cycle especially in the public school districts without money to fund programs. The cuts are just outrageous and I don't understand how children can be educated properly when schools are using outdate text books that don't properly reflect the age that this generation of children are growing up in.
My friend in N.C. and I have been talking about how US...schools R closing...laying off teachers...teachers having s*x with students...libraries closing...where are our tax dollar going??? It almost too exhausting to think about...
Now with the Convention on the Rights of the Child becoming closer I don't know if it's going to get better. President Barack Obama has described the failure to ratify the Convention as 'embarrassing' and has promised to review this. The US has signed and ratified both of the optional protocols to the Convention.
I don't need anymore govt let alone United Nations to intrude on my rights as a parent and giving more rights to children who are already out of control in both the HOME & in the SCHOOLS!
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