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Submitted by Larry Littlefield, Feb 15, 2008 08:34

The teachers didn't get a gift. Those who will be paid to do nothing got a gift, which NYC teachers and children will pay for.

This, combined with the Sun essay yesterday that objected to vouchers on the grounds that they have the same value for affluent and poor children, and said in so many words that NYC parents have no reason to complain because if they care about education they can move out of New York City, and it is clear where this is going. You will pretend to work, and we will pretend to pay you. The children get nothing, and teachers who do their jobs and stay here are fools. Just like before.

If there ever was a moral issue, it is this. If Eliot Spitzer is to be a worthwhile Governor, he needs to veto this and say why.

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Let's elect all new Republicans and Democrat state legislators, because the current legislators voted to permit teachers to retire with... [MORE]	DW	Feb 18, 2008 11:36
What everybody has lost sight of is that full pension at 55 is 14% less than the full pension at... [MORE]	Anon	Feb 25, 2008 08:20
Why is it that every time I hear of Barclay getting the backing of some group, there appears to be... [MORE]	TessieNY	Feb 16, 2008 13:12
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It's old politics at play [MORE]	francisshean	Feb 15, 2008 10:38
Looks like the UFT is the new 1199. [MORE]	MartinSanderson	Feb 15, 2008 10:03
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The teachers didn't get a gift. Those who will be paid to do nothing got a gift, which NYC teachers...	Larry Littlefield	Feb 15, 2008 08:34
I truly believe that given the stress of working in urban public schools, this early retirement plan is beneficial to... [MORE]	Matt	Feb 15, 2008 07:00

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