SEA Rally at Eckstein Middle School
From the SEA rally outside of Eckstein Middle School this afternoon. It was about 60 teachers and kids. Spoke with SEA head, Jonathan Knapp, who had no new information but said their issues were a "package deal" and "doable." He also said the teachers could strike but they also could just go to work on September 4th under their old contract and continue negotiations. I spoke with a couple of teachers from Greenwood and Pinehurst. Good spirits but feel that the district just chips away at both their salaries and their class time with students. They worry that Common Core will continue that because "you teach what you test" and what happens to art, music and PE? What was interesting is that both Knapp and the teachers spoke out about how the supporting school staff - the front office staff and the professionals like nurses and speech pathologists - are getting more thrown at them all the time (just as teachers are). The teachers ...