> "Carrol Cox" <cbcox at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>
>> The primary concern of leftists in the school debate must be the job
>> security, working conditions, pay, and benefits of all school employees
>> (teachers, staff, janitors, etc.) This is not only first, all other concerns
>> are trivial in comparison with it.
>
> Erm... what are the kids, chopped liver?
>
> Of course Carrol is right that teachers are just like any other
> workers and anybody who considers himself a leftist needs to take
> their side as against management. No quarrel here. But there are a
> few more balls in the air on this topic.
Take care of the school employees properly and they'll take care of the kids.
(It's not an empirical claim; it's a revolutionary postulate.)