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Re: Gore lies-Bush what?

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From: Maggie White (mwhiteaz_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Sun Oct 08 2000 - 08:15:30 PDT

Terilynn Sanford wrote:
>
> What is your average class size now? Ours in TX is 22
> or less in the elem. level. What have Clinton/Gore
> done to reduce class size in 8 years? And where are
> the pay raises they promised way back in 92? I've
> been teaching all that time and haven't seen any
> raise. Oh wait, Bush gave us a raise last year! The
> only one teachers have gotten in almost 20 years in
> TX.

Class size and salary issues are resolved at the state and district
levels, not at the federal level. So it's no wonder a governor was more
effective than a vice-president at reducing class size and increasing
salaries.

Maggie