Teachers

During this time of tight budgets, strained resources and vulnerable pension plans, teacher associations are increasingly looking for a strong advocate to fight for their interests on school boards and in state legislatures. Freeman Public Affairs will make sure your voices are heard and your services recognized and appreciated.

Your associations can’t control the economy or single-handedly transform your school neighborhoods, but you can exercise more clout in local and state government to:

• Fight for higher teacher compensation and more training and time to prepare.
• Determine what candidates are supportive and get them elected.
• Decide what bond issues receive support and where the money goes.
• Point out the absurdity of using limited funding to build more schools while laying off teachers.
• Influence how community priorities are set and budgets spent.
• Make your school district more responsive to the actual classroom needs of teachers and children.
• Ensure high-caliber education is viewed in the full context of what it means to property values, neighborhood stability, job growth and national competitiveness in the global economy.