Oh, and as far as "why" they support age vs merit (in other words, "last in first out", youngest teachers go first in a layoff), it's because that's how all the

Oh, and as far as "why" they support age vs merit (in other words, "last in first out", youngest teachers go first in a layoff), it's because that's how all the union contracts are structured, and that's wrong, but NEA is a product of the unions. Not defending, just explaining. I'd love to throw the NEA under the bus - the problem is, nobody else stands up for teachers.