tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post5412337680100332879..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: Why Should NJ Teachers Unions Play Along?Dukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-48505181922293057592013-10-11T14:11:06.237-07:002013-10-11T14:11:06.237-07:00I slept well for the first time in months after re...I slept well for the first time in months after reading this. If Christie had a set of principles like Del Grosso's, we could turn these schools around. And yes, I do know how that sounds.Mrs. King's music studentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211235832988015448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-52220780024737881432013-10-10T03:01:08.706-07:002013-10-10T03:01:08.706-07:00Ironically, at least in regard to people who think...Ironically, at least in regard to people who think of teachers unions as profligate wasters of the public purse, by rejecting these funds the union is saving taxpayers many millions, since the RttT money is just bait to get districts onto the endless high stakes testing hamster wheel. <br /><br />Once the grants run out, its those chump taxpayers who get stuck with the hefty bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-48613782823106711502013-10-09T23:38:39.446-07:002013-10-09T23:38:39.446-07:00I would like to add that last spring the President...I would like to add that last spring the President of JCEA, Jersey City Teachers Union, Ron Greco also refuse to sign off on the JC "Race To The Top" Application. Signing this document would have signed away many of the protections the unions has fought for decades to provide their members. This is the grant from hell! Our Broad Academy Superintendent Marcia Lyles and her 5 rubber stamper board members would have been ok with it, but good thing Greco reads before signing! You go Greco!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531140391443288068noreply@blogger.com