Who is advising MPS teachers?

Howard Karsh:

The Milwaukee Teachers' Education Association recently asked its members to voluntarily contribute a week's salary to help improve class sizes in Milwaukee Public Schools. The teachers overwhelmingly voted no.

They had a right to do that. They are angry about the new laws enacted by Gov. Scott Walker that will affect them at the end of their current contract. They are angry about the attack on collective bargaining.

But it was teachers who said that, had they been asked to the table instead of attacked, they would have done the right thing. Could the recent vote make that claim now look like something less?

Many of the strongest proponents of the recall effort against Walker are MPS teachers. They were in Madison last spring during the protests and were well-represented at rallies and foremost in collecting recall signatures.

They have a right to be proud of their efforts. And it has been their voices that have been loud and clear about the harm they believe is being caused by the Walker administration to the very kids they teach - the kids who need more teachers and more resources.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at April 16, 2012 1:39 AM
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