It's as if being in favor of "teacher's rights" somehow puts one at odds with the wishes of students. Here's a news flash for you, from a teacher: we've been railing for years for smaller class sizes, more paraprofessionals in schools, better facilities, better counseling for students, better lunches, a move away from rote memorization as the end-all-be-all of education and dozens of other pro-student initiatives that get shot down because, like everything else done for the poor in America, spending on education is "spending" while spending on police, the military, etc is "necessary for safety."