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Suppressing the teachers voice. ive been teaching for 29 years, and my voice is my students a voice. my students dont go to the administration to advocate for what they need. i do. i talk about increased needs for technology to prepare my students for the 21st century. more resources for special needs students. you know, really our voice is our students voice, and to silence and suppress us is taking away our students voice as well. >> mr. cokie, youre the president of the cleveland teachers uni...

All of this? >> i think the governor has made a broad sweep in taking away the voice of teachers, the experts in the classroom. you know, were on the front lines with students every day. we deal with the vulnerable students, the fragile students. sometimes our classrooms are the only safe and secure place for students during their day. so hes attempting to take our voice away, take the voice of the expert away from advocating for what our students need to best learn and bha we need to best teach...

Disabilities, i would tell you, nothing is hand-given to us. these are things we fight for and advocate for. kids learning environments are those working conditions. >> whats the average teacher in cleveland, ohio make? >> the average teacher is around $50,000 a year. >> so this would, obviously, force them to lose discretionary income and also bargaining rights, correct? >> correct, correct. it is basically aimed at taking away the voice of the teachers and balancing the budget on their backs. ...