Re: Teachers are public servants,

Posted by jim rogers on 6/13/02

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On 6/06/02, Susan Nunes wrote:
> but a lot of politicians think they are not and can dictate
> what they think is best for the citizens.
>
> Oregon is paying the price for its shortsightedness WRT
> education. I have never seen anything quite as bad as what
> is going on right now. If there are districts doing any
> hiring at all (and there are many who are laying off people
> or not filling vacant positions), they are doing a lot less
> of it.
>
> I took a look at the COSA job site (which represents only a
> small sample of what is going on in terms of teacher demand),
> and the site has only about a third of the positions it had
> at this time last year. That gives one an indication of just
> how bad the situation is in Oregon right now.
>
> It's very frustrating for a person who wants to move back to
> the state.
On 6/13/02 JIm Rogers wrote:
Oregon has made the taxpayer responsible for making up the
money that the Public employees Retirement System lost in the
stockmarket, so retirees can have 105% of their salary after
retiring. Unless the courts overturn it things in Oregon will
get much worse before they get better.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• politicians think teachers are public servants., 6/05/02, by Jim Rogers.
• Re: Teachers are public servants,, 6/06/02, by Susan Nunes.
• Re: Teachers are public servants,, 6/13/02, by jim rogers.
• Re: politicians think teachers are public servants., 11/16/04, by Desiree.
• Re: politicians and teachers, 11/16/04, by Desiree.
• Re: politicians and teachers, 11/16/04, by Desiree G.

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