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*While being interviewed by a reporter with the New Orleans Times Picayune, our executive director Dr. Michael Walker-Jones made a comment that was taken out of context. Below is LAE President Joyce Haynes’ response to the media surrounding this.
The governor and his troops are ready to attack any opposition that arises surrounding his education reform plan.Since the teachers’ unions are major critics, anything and everything that we do or say will be misinterpreted - even taken out of context.
When our governor starts to attack us like this while we are working very hard in the trenches for our children it hurts, but it hurts deepest when the folks that we are working for listen to and believe in this type of rhetoric - that we would say or do anything to hurt our own profession.
Critics of Governor Jindal’s education reform efforts aren’t going to relax their opposition – we are fighting to keep public opinion on our side. This is going to continue and it’s going to get worse, and educators can’t back down. We are fully committed to providing a first class education for all of Louisiana’s students.
Everyone must understand that the union is not a thing - the union is the hard working employees that are members. These same members are parents, grandparents and taxpayers who want the best for the future of this state. We are all in this together and we know that.
We want to be able to work and collaborate with our governor. We want to believe that education is truly his priority, but if it is a priority, then he shouldn’t be attacking the people that are trying to work to better public education and do the best that they can so that all of Louisiana’s children can have great public schools.
Stay strong,
LAE President Joyce Haynes
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