President Johnson Responds To Innacuracies in Dispatch Editorial
Saturday, October 27th, 2007CEA President Rhonda Johnson’s response to a recent Columbus Dispatch Editorial was printed in the October 27th edition of the paper. An excerpt will also run on the front page of the October 29th CEA Voice.
I write to make clear the information published in the October 18 editorial regarding the Columbus Education Association.
Our union has always been deeply concerned with doing our part to maintain fiscal responsibility within Columbus City Schools. A significant district expenditure is employee healthcare. After recently completing an audit of our membership to verify dependent eligibility for health insurance, more than $2 million of taxpayers’ money will be saved. In addition, I represented teachers on the committee charged to assess facilities and to make the difficult decision to close school buildings.