Unions vs. students: Nevada teacher union just fine with larger class sizes
No joke.Rather than cut teacher salaries, the state's largest school districts will make cuts elsewhere, possibly resulting in larger classes and elimination of school programs.
Teachers pay dues, money is power and the teacher union wants to gain power â'€ more than it wants to fund student programs, apparently.
Teachers union officials said Wednesday that they fought too hard for current salary levels to relinquish them, even if it means cuts to the classroom. They said the Clark and Washoe county school districts have agreed to keep teachers' current salary levels and raises intact in the face of legislative cuts to state funding for schools...
The cuts, he (Clark County Education Association President Ruben Murillo) said, probably will result in increased class sizes, materials shortages and programs being cut.
Remember this the next time the teacher unions (the CCEA or NSEA) try to scare students about program cuts or increased class sizes. The unions are in it for the money. As soon as kids get in the way of the unions getting what they want, the unions will stab them in the back.
Sadly, Nevada's teacher unions are not unique. National teacher unions have worked relentlessly to kill a voucher program in Washington, D.C., that greatly increased reading scores and saved the school district money.
