CCT Editor: Teachers Unions Eating More Than Their Share

Vancouver Public Schools faces $20-30 million in budget cuts, threatening beloved music, art, and PE teachers. But CCT Editor Ken Vance argues the real culprit isn't lack of funding—it's teachers' unions that greedily leveraged McCleary money for unprecedented salary increases while knowing other programs would suffer. Washington teachers now rank second nationally in starting salaries, averaging $105,254 plus $31,770 in benefits, while test scores plummet and families flee to private schools and homeschooling. There's only one funding pie, Vance argues, and teachers are consuming a disproportionate slice. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-cct-editor-provides-another-history-lesson-on-funding-public-schools/ #Opinion #Education #VancouverSchools #McCleary #TeachersUnion #PublicSchools #WashingtonEducation #ClarkCounty #SchoolFunding #TaxpayerMoney