TEACHERS IN NUMEROUS OTHER STATES ARE STARTING TO SEE RESULTS FROM THEIR RECENT WALKOUTS. MANY LEGISLATURES HAVE APPROVED DECENT RAISES FOR TEACHERS. ELLEN BERNSTEIN, PRESIDENT OF THE ALBUQUERQUE FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, SAYS NEW MEXICO TEACHERS HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN JANUARY TO DO THE SAME. SHE SAYS THEY NEED STUDENT RESOURCES AND THE MAKE A LIVEABLE WAGE SO THEY TOO CAN SEND THEIR KIDS TO COLLEGE.
BERNSTEIN SAYS THERE’S DEFINITELY AN INTEREST FROM EDUCATORS IN ALL 89 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THIS STATE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE OTHER DISTRICTS ARE DOING IN OTHER STATES TO IMPROVE EDUCATION AND PAY TEACHERS MORE MONEY.
