About 2,000 teachers in the Guilford County Schools requested a day off yesterday to have the opportunity to go to Raleigh to advocate for public school students in North Carolina. These absences resulting in the district making the decision to have a teacher work day. These teachers, participating in yesterday's walk, are working to improve the profession, to increase per-pupil spending, to get more resources allocated, and to bring teacher pay on par with salaries in other states.
In addition to car pools and individuals driving from Greensboro to Raleigh, teachers also took the train from downtown Greemsbprp and at least 6 busloads of local teachers went to the march. It will be interesting to see if the day of advocacy for public education will result in any increased funding. The day was peaceful and orderly, and all plans are for teachers to return to the classroom today to finish out the school year with their students.
I believe that event made one of the editorial cartoonists I follow take up on it.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 11:44 AM
Teachers have taken a beating by conservative politicians over the years [who fear their prejudices and ignorance will be undermined by the truth] until the profession has become very difficult. As a former teacher, I would not teach in today's schools and would recommend that anyone with half a brain find another occupation. We hear words like "Our children are our most precious resource" from these politicos and then they pull financing from the schools, screw the teachers out of their pensions, use the unConstitutional voucher system to further debilitate public schools - it's no wonder teachers are marching, finally, to draw attention to the plight of the public school system. More power to them.
Posted by: Lowell | Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 04:23 PM