tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post1880197237976506353..comments2024-03-28T03:27:45.767-04:00Comments on A New Jersey Farmer Blog: Where Democracy Lives: Disuniting the Public UnionsRobert I. (Bob) Grundfesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817189824711963225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post-68560608671760333452016-01-10T15:27:58.564-05:002016-01-10T15:27:58.564-05:00That's the key issue. If he can negotiate on h...That's the key issue. If he can negotiate on his own, does that money come out of the fund that also pays for the unionized teachers? Does that then mean that there's less money available for everyone else?Robert I. (Bob) Grundfesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817189824711963225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003666418887469654.post-50519322766697434012016-01-10T14:14:00.946-05:002016-01-10T14:14:00.946-05:00It comes down to this: Will any BoE pay top dollar...It comes down to this: Will any BoE pay top dollar for a top teacher, and at what opportunity cost? Imagine a district who only hires "above average" teachers. Unlike in business where you might be able to hire a 30% smaller staff, that doesn't hold in public education. So the salary expense would go MUCH higher, and it's already about 80% of any public school district's budget. So, will that come from higher taxes? Letting capital projects "go"? <br /><br />Couldn't Mr. Ehrlich go to a non-union state or to a non-union school (e.g., charter) to do his negotiating? Why does he stay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com