The secret reason there are so many teachers’ strikes right now
by Resurgent InsiderIf you’re a parent in Denver, Los Angeles, Oakland or West Virginia, odds are that already this year, you’ve dealt with striking teachers and the risk of having to take vacation or unpaid leave to look after your kids while educators picket.
If you’re a parent in Virginia or Georgia where teachers have rallied, you could face the same situation.
It all follows last year’s walkouts in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
What is going on here? Are teachers emboldened by Democratic wins at the ballot box? Are teachers’ unions urging more “industrial action†because Democratic Socialists are on the rise? Do they think they can get away with strikes now when they couldn’t have three or four years ago? Is this all legitimately about, as CNNsays, debates over “salaries and benefits to school infrastructure and class size to charter schools�
Actually, according to education insiders, none of these are the root causes of what we’re seeing right now—and what we may see more of in the coming weeks and months.
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https://theresurgent.com/2019/03/04/the-secret-reason-there-are-so-many-teachers-strikes-right-now/