It's a Catch-22 for them. True, we need new teachers and conditions that will attract them. They need good starting salaries. They should have the same consideration. The effect of a strike is disruptive to the whole community.
Children are home either unsupervised or under the care of strangers.
Bills go unpaid until the strike is over. To all the people concerned, please negotiate with open minds. And no name-calling. I hope Governor Cayetano will use the same logic in realizing that textbooks and computers are important but are only as effective as the teachers who use them. The state must provide substantial pay raises in order to recruit and retain qualified and dedicated teachers.