Kevin O’Leary: Unions Keep Mediocre Teachers Across America

SELLERS And so when ░░░░░░░░ make drastic cuts to ░░░░░░░░ federal government we re ░░░░░░░░ about your title programs ░░░░░░░░ re talking about your ░░░░░░░░ programs we re talking ░░░░░░░░ the programs that affect ░░░░░░░░ your kids who have ░░░░░░░░ or special needs We ░░░░░░░░ talking about all of ░░░░░░░░ things that are going ░░░░░░░░ be affected by draconian ░░░░░░░░ such as this If ░░░░░░░░ want to go in ░░░░░░░░ say that look and ░░░░░░░░ think all of us ░░░░░░░░ agree around the table ░░░░░░░░ we re not preparing ░░░░░░░░ kids for a 21st ░░░░░░░░ global economy If we ░░░░░░░░ to start from that ░░░░░░░░ and sorry to you ░░░░░░░░ m not picking on ░░░░░░░░ but to use your ░░░░░░░░ instead of whack whack ░░░░░░░░ we wanted to start ░░░░░░░░ that premise and figure ░░░░░░░░ how we can better ░░░░░░░░ our children there are ░░░░░░░░ to do it other ░░░░░░░░ draconian cuts And I ░░░░░░░░ in places like Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ like Arkansas places like ░░░░░░░░ great Commonwealth of Kentucky ░░░░░░░░ Carolina North Carolina they ░░░░░░░░ going to fill these ░░░░░░░░ a lot O LEARY ░░░░░░░░ I respond SELLERS Please ░░░░░░░░ mean it s an ░░░░░░░░ show O LEARY As ░░░░░░░░ individual who worked in ░░░░░░░░ education system for 14 ░░░░░░░░ there s a 10 ░░░░░░░░ high schools in America ░░░░░░░░ of them are New ░░░░░░░░ Florida Texas and California ░░░░░░░░ reading and math scores ░░░░░░░░ the worst in the ░░░░░░░░ and the G20 in ░░░░░░░░ of how many dollars ░░░░░░░░ spend to advance our ░░░░░░░░ Why Unions Unions that ░░░░░░░░ mediocre teachers in place ░░░░░░░░ every high school in ░░░░░░░░ when we should be ░░░░░░░░ them You want to ░░░░░░░░ about whack as our ░░░░░░░░ of tonight s show ░░░░░░░░ would like to fire ░░░░░░░░ wait wait wait And ░░░░░░░░ d like to pay ░░░░░░░░ lot more to the ░░░░░░░░ that advance math and ░░░░░░░░ scores that push our ░░░░░░░░ forward against every G7 ░░░░░░░░ 20 country We have ░░░░░░░░ the system long ago ░░░░░░░░ unions And this is ░░░░░░░░ UN Allison But what ░░░░░░░░ those cuts actually say ░░░░░░░░ O LEARY What it ░░░░░░░░ is the lowest paid ░░░░░░░░ in in America that ░░░░░░░░ a lot more money ░░░░░░░░ a great teacher Allison ░░░░░░░░ agree as a former ░░░░░░░░ O LEARY And we ░░░░░░░░ t in the system ░░░░░░░░ unions in America we ░░░░░░░░ mediocrity festering We re ░░░░░░░░ the education system SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ I just respectfully let ░░░░░░░░ just tell you how ░░░░░░░░ your statement is O ░░░░░░░░ Not at all SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ I mean I m ░░░░░░░░ going to point out ░░░░░░░░ fact that O LEARY ░░░░░░░░ goodness I m here ░░░░░░░░ But you re wrong ░░░░░░░░ let me tell you ░░░░░░░░ O LEARY I m ░░░░░░░░ right SELLERS No I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you why ░░░░░░░░ re wrong Because the ░░░░░░░░ 10 states that are ░░░░░░░░ those states that I ░░░░░░░░ talking about in the ░░░░░░░░ let s take South ░░░░░░░░ for example or Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ want to tell me ░░░░░░░░ thing they don t ░░░░░░░░ One thing they don ░░░░░░░░ have strong teacher unions ░░░░░░░░ there is no direct ░░░░░░░░ O LEARY They have ░░░░░░░░ teacher unions But they ░░░░░░░░ unions SELLERS Or barely ░░░░░░░░ of at all Yeah ░░░░░░░░ that s not the ░░░░░░░░ these places are failing ░░░░░░░░ LEARY So finally SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ was the last time ░░░░░░░░ LEARY If you look ░░░░░░░░ 10 teachers four of ░░░░░░░░ are great I want ░░░░░░░░ double their salary SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ s no question I ░░░░░░░░ with you O LEARY ░░░░░░░░ why don t you ░░░░░░░░ get out the unions ░░░░░░░░ Now what happens if ░░░░░░░░ have a quarter of ░░░░░░░░ where kids go to ░░░░░░░░ and their heating and ░░░░░░░░ don t work where ░░░░░░░░ infrastructure s falling apart ░░░░░░░░ they have to drink ░░░░░░░░ water or they get ░░░░░░░░ school hungry O LEARY ░░░░░░░░ money to the states ░░░░░░░░ s what that s ░░░░░░░░ Trump is doing SELLERS ░░░░░░░░ does that fix the ░░░░░░░░ I just I just ░░░░░░░░ out to you O ░░░░░░░░ Well you got to ░░░░░░░░ the unions first because ░░░░░░░░ do both agree bad ░░░░░░░░ destroy advancement of children ░░░░░░░░ So I just have ░░░░░░░░ question Are you saying ░░░░░░░░ the cuts to the ░░░░░░░░ of Education that happens ░░░░░░░░ now are going to ░░░░░░░░ the unions O LEARY ░░░░░░░░ would rather the dollars ░░░░░░░░ are put into running ░░░░░░░░ government Allison I know ░░░░░░░░ you started talking about ░░░░░░░░ else but we re ░░░░░░░░ about the cuts to ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education I ░░░░░░░░ t think those are ░░░░░░░░ O LEARY No no ░░░░░░░░ re cutting out the ░░░░░░░░ mandate and giving it ░░░░░░░░ the state JENNINGS They ░░░░░░░░ cutting the bureaucracy O ░░░░░░░░ Yes JENNINGS I don ░░░░░░░░ think they re cutting ░░░░░░░░ money They want to ░░░░░░░░ the money directly to ░░░░░░░░ states O LEARY That ░░░░░░░░ it.”