Hundreds of teachers massed at the state Capitol, chanting and waving signs urging legislators to vote against the bill. The rhetoric wasn't always pretty. In contrast, the hottest debate at a House Education Committee meeting last week centered on whether parents should be included on a list of people exempted from a bill that would make it easier to arrest trespassers on school property. As the programs in that bill were implemented, we knew we would find the strengths and weaknesses in it,'' she said. The new money for classrooms and aides is good news to the same teacher groups that fought Barnes last year.
Teachers are still angry about last year's rhetoric.
The teacher morale still needs some work.'' While Republicans say they support the principles Barnes has said this year's education bill will contain, they won't be giving him a free ride. Some of the stuff he's talking about, our system already does.