Jackson Jambalaya

Wow -- gotta see this one. I sincerely believe in SCHOOL CHOICE!

Jackson Jambalaya, get a Facebook page!

What has this got to do with unions? Quality education and parental involvement go hand in hand. School choice is not the opposite of teachers' unions. And surely you know there are no 'teachers unions' in Mississippi. You might argue that the MEA and the NEA are collecting dues; however, no teacher in this state has any traditional union rights whatsoever, nor should they. There's no right to strike, no collective bargaining, no tenure rights no right to challenge reassignments.... You muddy the water of discourse when you suggest teacher unions represent a problem here in this state.

I would think we all support quality education and parents being involved. Too many want somebody else to do that FOR them. The problem in this state is lack of parental involvement and ill-equipped parents to begin with, not the road block of unions and poor teachers insulated by tenure.

Watch the clip, see the movie, then understand that in Mississippi the single politician most closely associated with bureaucratic ineptitude, intransigence and resistance to changing the educational status quo is Cecil Brown.

The same politician who believes that children in failing public schools should be forced to stay in those schools for three consecutive years before just the mere process of change can even commence.

I saw the trailer for this one and still can't figure out what's going on in the movie.

If you were to spend a little time at the Capitol, Shadowfax, you would see the teachers' unions opposing every single educational change, and supporting one and only one issue: increases in educational spending. They are the lobbying arm of the stuperindendents and are paid back with increases in salaries. And if you support accountability in educational spending or restraint in such spending, you hate all kids.

6:45 a.m. Anon; Any individual or group can assemble at the Capitol. Will you be surprised when I tell you that school superintendents don't 'give' teachers raises. Those are set at other levels and rarely change. If you'd spend a little time at the school-house you would know that. Look back at my post regarding the weakness of so called teachers' unions in this state and tell me where I'm wrong. By the way; I've pulled several duty tours in that building.

Be careful. A few more hints and we're going to figure out who you are...