These are our children
“Bottom line is these are our children, they are disadvantaged children, and they often return to our public schools,” said Jean Clements, president of the Hillsborough Classroom Teachers’ Association. “I want them to get the best possible education, wherever they get it.”
Yes, you read that right folks. The St. Petersburg Times reports the head of a local Florida teacher’s association putting kids first- not matter where they go to school. Kudos to Ms. Clements for standing up for children and education, and not getting caught up in the politics of school choice and where families choose to educate their kids. And kudos to the Hillsborough County schools and teachers’ union, who have joined forces with a nonprofit Florida voucher group in an effort to provide additional training to private school teachers who serve some of Florida’s scholarship students- among the county’s most economically disadvantaged children.
It is wonderful to see a community coming together and finding common ground on education. As we have noted before, this isn’t a matter of pitting public versus private, home school versus charter school- it is about ensuring every child gets the best education possible and giving them every chance to succeed.
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