The top teachers unions are flexing their muscle ahead of the November midterms, spending at least $60 million on television ads and ground operations hoping to have a major impact on close gubernatorial and Senate races.
In North Carolina's Senate race, Republican Thom Tillis is trailing Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan by just a point, according to an average of recent polling. But the Republican, who has battled with teachers unions during his time as state House speaker in Raleigh, has been attacked anew by their ads in the Senate race.
At a recent debate, Tillis rejected ads that accuse him of pushing budget cuts that hurt students.
"It's simply false. Since 2011 we're spending a billion dollars a year more on education," he said. "This year, we provided an average 7 percent pay increase for teachers."
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3 comments:
Seems like the dems spend with their associates on text books and rediculous curriculums. THAT IS HURTING STUDENTS!
The fact that school system and their unions seem to side with the american communist party bothers me...
Most teachers don't approve. They're only members for the promise of liability insurance and the false belief that the Unions will negotiate pay increases. There are other ways to obtain those without the Union.
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