Less teachers, more test prep... what could possibly go wrong?

I fully understand the process and why, but why 100% of the teachers if you know that not 100% will be laid off and don't they have it in their contract that layoffs must happen on a seniority basis? So why even send a notice to the most senior teacher on the list? Why not get an idea of how many you might need to and then build in a healthy number of extra, like even 50% extra. But to send the slip to everyone? Sounds unnecessary. Unless you're just trying to tweak the nose of the union. Which in itself isn't necessarily a bad thing either.

How are you going to estimate this? What's Providence going to get for state aid this coming year? Will be a deficit on this year's budget? The problem is TIMING. The teachers have it written into state law that they must be notified by March 1 if they're going to be laid off. "As ye sow, so shall ye reap."

This is a prudent step, within the law, to handle all budgetary eventualities.

But drdave, in reality, is there any chance that Providence would fire 100% of their teachers? Any chance at all? Meaning they would not have a school system in September? It doesn't matter what the funding is, they're going to have a school system and they're going to have teachers. So why 100%? Why not 75%?

Think of it like TSA searches. Have to treat them all equally. Isn't that the "fair" way according to the Leftist playbook?

Hey, like I said, if this is about tweaking the union, I'm fine with that, but it just doesn't make practical sense. Otherwise, every school district should just give the pink slips to 100% of their teachers every year. Make a mockery of the system. I bet then the union will look for a better way to handle this in the next negotiations.

The union got the March 1 deadline enacted as state law for precisely this purpose: So that they could engage in propaganda and threaten to fail to do their jobs for the remaining 3.5 months of the school year, holding the children hostage. Just as they have the state law force paycheck withholding of union dues, and prevent anyone from teaching without being a dues-paying union member.

Pretty darn cynical and self-serving, isn't it? Not what you'd expect from a "professional", is it?

But for a thug trained in the dirty business of political theater, it's standard practice.

These teachers kill me. When you cite the exploding costs and the crashing results, they claim the parents aren't doing their job. If that is the case, then the pay should be commensurate with babysitters. Then they want to argue they are "professionals" so they deserve more pay. Well tell me, please, just WTF is it, because you can't have it both ways.

It's time to get rid of these Nazi unions, just like in Wisconsin!

"Just as they have the state law force paycheck withholding of union dues"

That sounds ridiculous to me. Why should the state or municipality care whether the union gets their money? Why should the state have to worry about funneling that money? That's something the union brought on to themselves. I sure hope each municipality charges a hefty sum for that service.

If the union is such a great thing, then what is their management afraid of with regard to its members paying their dues. I have some clubs and organizations where I value the service I get, so I make sure I pay my dues on time so as to not lose out on my privileges. Shouldn't the union members feel the same way and be able to pay their dues themselves?

"Now I know how the United States State Department felt on Dec. 7 , 1941."

Stunningly inappropriate and over-the-top hyperbole which reflects very badly on the gentleman's cause and organization.

Unions destroy themselves absent corrupt (and unconstitutional IMO) state laws forcing all employees in a workplace to join them against their will. Here in Virginia, we have right to work legislation which guarantees the right not to be in a union. Some people choose union representation, while others, like myself, choose to represent themselves instead. How could anybody possibly argue that there is something wrong with that? Naturally, unions have become a complete non-issue in this state because whenever they overstep their bounds, their members leave. What mechanism in Rhode Island keeps Pat Crowley in check? Nothing. Teachers who disagree with his asshat representation of them are SOL and have to pay his outrageous salary anyway, which is exactly how the union-controlled state legislature wants it.

"But drdave, in reality, is there any chance that Providence would fire 100% of their teachers?"

If we adopt School Choice, yes. We can all do what the Chafee, Obama, Whitehouse, Caprio, Roberts and ALL other powerful progressive families do-abandon the failed pedophile infested AFT and NEA schools.

"If we adopt School Choice, yes. We can all do what the Chafee, Obama, Whitehouse, Caprio, Roberts and ALL other powerful progressive families do-abandon the failed pedophile infested AFT and NEA schools."

So you'll welcome the students from the lowest performing schools when they chose your child's school? I doubt it. When the students from Central Falls High, Shea and Tolman start attending your precious, already low performing, charter schools they'll become what the public schools are now.

Tommy when referring to pedophile infested schools you must be referring to the ones where the teachers are Catholic priests.

As I have said before Tommy you are the best friend to progressives in this state. Every time you write something it is dumber than the last.

Tommy when referring to pedophile infested schools you must be referring to the ones where the teachers are Catholic priests.

As I have said before Tommy you are the best friend to progressives in this state. Every time you write something it is dumber than the last.

uh, no 3 dicks I am referring to the "five million" of children molested by their leftwing NEA and AFT teachers and covered up by the national media. No Catholic priests.
Use google scumbag-Justin doesn't permit links:

"" The mainstream media have heavily covered sex-abuse scandals in the
Catholic Church, but some say the national news media have ignored an
estimated 5 million students who have been sexually abused by their
public-school teachers.

Terri Miller, president of Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and
Exploitation, suggested a cover up by school officials.

"Reports aren't being made by administrators when these allegations
come to light," she said. "They are allowing too many teachers to
quietly resign and move on to go molest somebody else's children."

3R-you must not remember the teacher at Mt.Pleasant who sexually molested a retarded 15 year old girl repeatedly and made vidoes of her.
This bastard had been allowed to quietly resign in Massachusetts after being caught molesting students there.
Thankfully,he's in the ACI,hopefully being cornholed on a daily basis.
You really are a jerk most of the time with your inane and ignorant comments.