(Name-mce) ListServ Dialogue

Thu Jul 27 23:42:52 EDT 2006

AMEN, Theresa.   In Germany during WWII it was illegal to help the Jews and other targets of death squads, however, some brave souls did just that...they broke the law and hide the Jews in their homes.  A human life is a human life.....laws and ethics are not the same.  When laws are unjust, we must work to change them.   In the meantime, we act ethically....and answer to a higher law of justice for all.    

Dr. Sheryl L. Santos, Dean
College of Education 
Texas Tech University
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I guess I was waiting for the appropriate time to chime into the conversation about immigration. Well, this is the time.

When we engage in a dialogue about human beings and resort to talking about legalities, in my opinion, we miss the point. Just because something is legal, does not mean it is just! Let me remind folks, segregation was once legal in this country. It was not just. 

We are talking about productive individuals who contribute to the livelihood and economy of this nation--while simultaneously suffering tremendous injustice. We are discussing immigrant workers who work long hours, often without benefits of health insurance and for meager wages. Immigrant workers who pick our fruit, cook our meals, make the beds in our hotel rooms, clothe our children and fight our wars. During the immigration march here in Los Angeles, a group of young immigrants carried a sign that read---"We weren't immigrants, when you wanted us for war." I was reminded that the first causality of the Iraq war was an undocumented student from Los Angeles, who was granted citizenship--after his death.  Another  placard at the demostration was carried by a young woman, it read--"You might hate us, but you need us." I was reminded about the thousands of immigrant children in our nation's classrooms who attend school everyday, eager to learn about our multicultural history--and was reminded that xenophobia directly impacts these children, too.  There was the family who carried the sign, "Hoy marchamos, manana votamos." And finally there was the banner carried by a group of Asian immigrants simply read "We are America."---and, I was reminded--that, yes indeed, we certainly are--whether we are born here---or, there. These are workers who are here, because the coporations in this country have a stranglehood the economies of thier countries and most often, the politics, too. 

As a child, whenever the conversation about immigration arose in my home--My mother would remind us "Mija, remember--we didn't cross the border--the border crossed us."  My mother, the daugther of immigrants taught me a most valuable history lesson.   

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In solidarity,

Theresa Montaño, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
CSUN Chicana/o Studies 
18111 Nordhoff St 
Northridge, CA 91330-8246
818-677-6801

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>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:13:43 -0400
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>Subject: (Name-mce) ListServ Salaries down for teachers, up for superintendents  
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>Salaries down for teachers, up for superintendents 
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>Tucson, Arizona | Published: 07.26.2006 ARIZONA DAILY STAR
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>The average U.S. teacher salary fell 0.1 percent in the past school year to
>$46,953, while pay for superintendents rose 1.1 percent, according to a
>survey by the nonprofit Educational Research Service. 
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>The decline in the 2005-2006 school year follows an increase the previous
>year, as measured by the National Education Association, of slightly more
>than 2 percent, below the rate of inflation. 
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>"It doesn't surprise me, because teachers have had to take it on the chin
>because of budget shortfalls," Janet Bass, spokeswoman for the 1.3
>million-member American Federation of Teachers, said of the Educational
>Research Service figures. 
>The decline in teacher salaries could complicate efforts on the federal,
>state and local level to improve U.S. schools by recruiting and retaining
>the most qualified personnel, Bass said. 
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>No state met this month's deadline, under the "No Child Left Behind" law,
>for placing "highly qualified" teachers in subjects such as math and
>reading, the U.S. Education Department said. 
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>The salary survey released today by the Alexandria, Va.-based Educational
>Research Service found the average superintendent salary increased 1.1
>percent to $116,244. Salaries for principals saw declines ranging from 0.2
>percent in elementary schools to 0.7 percent in middle schools. 
>The U.S. Census Bureau, in figures issued last month, said there are 6.8
>million teachers in the U.S., earning an average of $46,800. Statewide
>averages ranged from $33,200 in South Dakota to $57,300 in Connecticut, the
>Census Bureau said. 
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>The 2.8 million-member National Education Association, in its most recent
>figures, said teacher salaries rose 2.3 percent to $47,808 in the 2004-2005
>school year, below the rate of inflation of 3.1 percent. 
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>The reported increase in superintendent salaries could reflect a growing
>effort nationwide to address school-quality issues by retaining top school
>personnel, Bass said. 
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