“Teachers are not volunteers. Why doesn’t the state of Michigan take responsibility for funding the schools?”

By Lauren McCauley, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 5-3-2016

Teachers say the bankruptcy claim is a “scare tactic to get terrible legislation passed through that will give us money now but screw us all over even harder in the long run.” (Photo: DFT-Local 231/Twitter)

Ninety-four of 97 Detroit Public Schools (DPS) remained shuttered on Tuesday as the ongoing city-wide teacher “sickout” prompted calls for Michigan lawmakers to “stop playing political games and do the right thing for Detroit’s students, educators, and community.”

The Detroit Federation of Teachers (DFT) announced a second day of action after the city and state lawmakers failed to assure the union that teachers will be paid their full yearly salary.  Continue reading →