“As educators, we think of the children first,” says Mary Ann Rivera. “The fact that my island has suffered so much and has been ignored, hurts me. I had to do something.”
Officials take the unprecedented step of approving increases in the middle of the school year. It’s just the first part of an ambitious five-year plan to stem the exodus of educators.
Lower class sizes, more counselors, more funding for IDEA and Title 1: educator-activists are continuing the momentum of last year’s victories to win more for students and schools.