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Wages Aren't the Only Reason Teachers Are Striking (axios.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Schools in 39 of 50 states have seen decreases in funding for instructional materials for their students, according to data from the Urban Institute. These conditions have sparked a wave of teacher activism across the country. Educators have had to pay for supplies themselves to provide new materials for students at times. Teachers' salaries aren't enough to pay for materials, either. In some cases they have to pay for materials for dozens of children. Teachers are having to teach students with materials that are defective, outdated and inefficient because of a lack of funding going to state education budgets -- particularly in Republican states.
I worked at a rural school district ... was stunned and humbled to find out how many of the kids literally had no permanent home. They'd move throughout the school district several times a year because their families were couch-surfing from house to house. And these were kids younger than 10. Their only regular meals came from the school.
Do not want to be rude, but you are making this up!
America is The Wealthiest Nation on Earth and there is no way American kids are left in this kind of pathetic situation
But, if these kids are not Americans they shouldn't be in America in the first place !!
MAGA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
A-ha!
Ezekiel 23:20
Are they still talking about arming teachers?
Yes, but they won't be allowed to carry around politicians or administrators. Parent / teacher conferences, however, will be a lot more cordial when the teacher is openly packing a loaded .45 in a shoulder holster.
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