And unlike the charter school abuses, traditional public school waste is typically institutional, and written
into teacher union contracts and state law.
Not exact matches
«The massive number of
teacher layoffs, school closings, cuts to academic programs and extracurricular activities could have been worse had districts not tapped
into reserve funds or worked hard to negotiate
contract concessions with their employee
unions.»
To cite yet another example, the
teachers union piled cash
into his political fund, and came away with an excessively generous
contract.
Dr. Cash comes to the Buffalo Public Schools at a pivotal time, when 25 schools have been placed
into State Receivership, and the District works to negotiate a new
contract with the Buffalo
Teachers Union.
But School districts face rising costs for employee health care, pensions and annual longevity, or «step» raises for
teachers that are built
into most
union contracts.
The Buffalo
union, along with its parent group New York State United
Teachers, funneled thousands of dollars and other resources
into the races, backing candidates who seemed willing to resolve the
contract dispute.
But he grew feisty when he spoke about his anger toward other school board members, the superintendent of the Buffalo school district, Dr. Kriner Cash and the President of the
teachers union, Phil Rumore, and what he said was their «scheming» that led to a «rigged»
teacher contract that he Paladino believed would drain the districts reserves and plunge it further
into debt.
The school district in Anne Arundel County, Md., this spring entered
into what appears to be a unique
contract with the local
teachers» union over struggling Annapolis High School: Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for thre
teachers»
union over struggling Annapolis High School:
Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for thre
Teachers will work year - round and make a commitment to stay at the school for three years.
From observing conditions there and in other cities, we believe that bargaining and related
union activity have not only hampered urban public schools with such things as cumbersome
contracts, but have introduced practices
into the education system that are counterproductive, fomenting a demoralizing pattern of acrimony between
teachers and administrators that is fundamentally at odds with effective education.
Serious discussion of policies or programs rarely occurs without taking
into account the local
union contract and the position of
union officers and member
teachers.
Superintendent Scott Thompson recalled that the local
teachers union proposed the idea, and months later it blossomed
into reality when the school board approved the decadelong
contract this month.
But unlike in January when HSTA rushed a tentative
contract agreement to its members — only to have them reject it because they didn't understand its contents — Okabe said the
union is not going to be bullied
into bringing a new settlement proposal to
teachers.
«
Teachers get burned out, but with the
union contract they felt well - protected, and they just weren't putting everything
into their jobs,» she said.
Baltimore's school board and
teachers union are at an impasse after 14 months of
contract negotiations and have asked that a mediator take over.The two sides issued a joint statement Tuesday afternoon saying that they are «headed
into mediation.»
CEC provided on - site staff to coach Peoria
teachers and administrators as they adapted their
union contract, implemented student growth measures
into their
teacher evaluation process, fully invested in Professional Learning Communities, and formed an effective community Partnership Council.
The
teacher group Educators 4 Excellence wants «excessed»
teachers who can't find a full - time job in two April - to - August hiring seasons to be put on unpaid leave, wading
into a debate that's a key sticking point in
contract negotiations between the city and the
teachers union.
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool said in December that CPS can get through the year without
teacher layoffs if the
union buys
into a district
contract proposal.
If a
union contract goes
into effect at an Alliance school, all
teachers at that school would be covered, whether or not they signed a
union authorization card or voted for the
union.
Shasta Charter Academy (6 - 12) has its value for
teacher influence written
into its charter
contract with Shasta
Union High School District.
Seven of those Top 10 most powerful
unions don't have any limitations on what they can negotiate
into teacher contracts.
And, while
teacher development time is built
into our district's
union contract, we have not yet used this time effectively to promote meaningful
teacher collaboration, especially among general educators and
teachers who specialize in unique student populations.