>Most people agree that, as with any profession, teachers should be fairly compensated and the best teachers and those, who do more work/have more responsibility, should be paid the most. However, union policies are not necessary to accomplish these objectives and fail to do so…”.
The NJEA is killing public education in NJ. Its negotiated approach to teacher compensation limits pay for superior teachers, over compensates inferior teachers and continually raises the cost of public education, with increasingly inferior comparative results. While isolated communities may buck the trend from time to time, the trend across the state and country is clear. As one of the better school systems in NJ, Ridgewood has more to loose than most. This is not a condemnation of our teachers or their fair compensation. It is a condemnation of an unnecessary union that puts teachers’ benefits and compensation ahead of ensuring the highest performing educational system possible for our children.
