I have every intention of responding to this as I have something to say about vouchers. But I am extremely busy at this time and do not have time to respond fully! Look for my post about Nov. 8 or 9! Audrey Johnson MPS BOE 10th Ward At 06:03 PM 11/3/00 -0600, Jim Davnie wrote: >A minor correction and an addition to Mr. Stack's post: > >While it is generally true that fewer private school teachers are unionized than >public schools there are several private school that are, including Hill Murray, >the Minneapolis Jewish Day School, Torah Academy, Breck, and others. > >The problem with vouchers go beyond the concerns raised by Stack to one simple >fact: they don't work to help students. > >They continue to be bandied about because they are ideologically appealing to >conservatives, not because they are effective. > >Jim Davnie >Teacher, union leader >DFL candidate for Minnesota >House of Representatives >District 62A > >Dave Stack wrote: > >> > From: Audrey Johnson, MPS Board Member >> >> .... The basis of the recommendations centered around loosely veiled >> vouchers, privitization of education and union busting. >> ...................... >> >> >> Since a Minneapolis School Board member posted this, I can >> assume that one reply is permitted. This may not specifically a >> Minneapolis-only issue, but Mpls may very well be impacted more than >> anywhere else in the state if instituted. The voucher issue is tough for me >> because I think that it could actually help some troubled kids if done >> properly, but negatives, especially if done poorly, are daunting. >> >> Probably the stickiest aspect of vouchers is that they threaten good paying >> union jobs. As far as I know, private schools do not have union teachers, >> and all public schools do. The loss of well paid union jobs is not good, and >> not to be taken lightly. >> >> > >
