You might be confused, Richard. From the article: "About a dozen educators spoke in front of the seven-member School Board Monday evening. Their concerns ranged from increasing class sizes to the continued absence of a contract to too much testing to too little training for the district's new curriculum and programs."
I see a room full of dedicated educators spending their evening arguing for MORE TIME with students and MORE TRAINING to serve them better, not more money to "get rich." Nor are they spending their free time "slacking."
The teachers I know didn't become teachers because they're lazy (since it isn't an easy job) nor did they enter the field because of the hours (which don't stop when the students leave). They became teachers because they have a passion for supporting students, helping them learn, and encouraging them to reach their goals. (You do know that there are no doctors or lawyers, or licensed garbage truck drivers, for that matter, without instructors, right?)