In deciding this month to support a November referendum item that would legalize slot machines in Maryland, the teachers' union has determined that the ends justify the means - even if the threat of exposing students to a spreading gambling culture flies in the face of what teachers should care about the most.
A good many rank-and-file teachers and even some local teachers' unions either disagreed with the endorsement or urged the state union to remain neutral or at least allow more internal debate. But...
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