Does the teachers union ignore some teachers?

Apparently, some MCPS music teachers do not think that the MCPS music education curriculum is sufficient and there are things that they would like to add or change.  According to one comment we received on this blog, those music teachers went to their union to advocate for music education funding.

As a MCPS music teacher who has tried to bring our concerns to MCPS/union leadership, the response is usually "your constituency (i.e. the number of MCPS music teachers) is too small for us to worry about your concerns." ...

Keep in mind that the MCPS Operating Budget is prepared by a secret committee that includes representatives from the teachers' union.  The music teachers were going to the people that represent them on the secret MCPS Operating Budget Committee - their union representatives.  

And, their union representatives declined to advocate for them. 

Wouldn't it be better then for front-line classroom teachers if the MCPS Operating Budget were prepared at the PUBLIC Board of Education table, as it should be under Maryland education law?  


If the MCPS Operating Budget was prepared at the public Board of Education table classroom teachers and parents could advocate together for classroom and curriculum needs.  And, when the budget was finalized everyone would know what was being funded and what the trade-offs were in the final budget.