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2011-02-12 Economy

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-02-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Keep in mind that Washington State is a semi-slave State as far as teacher are concerned. You will join the union and you will pay fees and you will donate to the Democratic Party.

There is a process to avoid this - but I hear it's next to impossible to follow.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-02-12 07:00|| 2011-02-12 07:00|| Front Page Top

#2 This is in Washington, DC, not Washington State. Considering that the people of DC just effectively fired Superintendent Michelle Rhee for competence, it doesn't look good. Oh, and thank President Obama and Secretary Duncan for destroying the voucher program too.

Posted by Eric Jablow 2011-02-12 08:16|| 2011-02-12 08:16|| Front Page Top

#3 oops. your right.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-02-12 08:50|| 2011-02-12 08:50|| Front Page Top

#4 WA State is the same; both USN Daughter and her Spousal Unit are teachers and are required to join the WEA. they both vehemently oppose the positions the union leadership takes but have no way to direct where their dues ( extortion/vig) goes.

Posted by USN,Ret 2011-02-12 11:08|| 2011-02-12 11:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Why reinstate teachers fired for bad performance?

Your first clue this is a typical loaded WaPo Op/Ed is the headline is presented as a question. The second clue is the diversionary insinuation that poor teacher performance is the issue - it's not. The real issue is how Union language is written into public-sector labor contracts. In this case, the arbitrator had no choice but to follow the "due process" language. The key point is that probationary employees enjoy some of the same protections as their tenured collegues. And it's pretty clear-cut when the contract states that all termination requires "a negative recommendation from a school principal". So maybe a more pertinent question would be; Does the language present school principals with a conflict of interest with their Unions in these situations. Perhaps, the real question is; Why are these contracts written and agreed upon in secret, with no public recourse, when tax payer dollars are involved?
Now that would be a headline.

Posted by DepotGuy 2011-02-12 11:49|| 2011-02-12 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 The bigger question is why is the dead hand of the state even involved in Education provision?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-02-12 17:08|| 2011-02-12 17:08|| Front Page Top

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