John McClaughry's views are rational and provide an alternative perspective to that held by many Colchester residents in the turmoil of the current teachers' strike for higher pay and better health care benefits. Understandably, the kids need to be back in school
I wonder if he has his tongue in his cheek with this suggestion:
"Barring that enormous change (fully free school choice), split the school budget into two parts, one for administrative, transportation, and physical plant costs, the other for instructional costs (essentially the teachers union contract). Let the voters decide at the polls whether the proposed teacher salaries and health insurance premiums are in line with the resources of the community. (It is not now legal for the voters to vote on a union contract.) The Vermont-NEA absolutely hates this idea.
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