Questioning? -- Or "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?

At the LSRS pages, the DOE has begun a "Questions and Answers" page.

Look it over. See if anyone asked your question. See if you like the answers. See if you think the answers are accurate and fair.

Here's an example:

Question: How will we manage teacher contracts? Will all teachers in the district now have the same pay scale?

Answer: Existing teacher contracts will continue for up to two years, after which each Regional Learning Community will have a single contract.

Here's another:

Question: Why isn’t there a commission to determine more deliberately the best plan for restructuring?

Answer: Taxpayers have made clear they want to see property tax relief now – not in a few years. This plan responds to that call for immediate action.

A number of outside experts, significant reports, and commissions made up of key stakeholders, including educators and administrators, from throughout Maine have all said the same thing – Maine’s school systems have too much administration. These reports go back a decade or more.

At the same time, half of Maine’s students are not meeting the rigorous standards we have set for them, and we need to institute structural changes that will make possible real improvements in classroom learning.

While administrators and school boards work through the hurdles of making the transition, classroom learning will go on without interruption or disruption through this process. Teachers will continue to teach, and principals will continue to provide leadership at the school level.

How do you separate truth from eduspeak?

Are your concerns being addressed?

What additional questions should be asked?