Tuesday, November 07, 2006
New Teacher Contract in NYC
Months before the current contract is set to expire, the city and the United Federation of Teachers agreed to a deal last night. Lots of coverage notes that it pushed top teacher salaries above the $100,000 mark. The city didn't ask for a lot but seems the agreement includes some sort of peer-evaluation program that could help weed out poor quality teachers (with the UFT's assistance.)
As UFT President Randi Weingarten noted, this now means teacher pay in NYC has been raised 40% since mayoral control began in 2002. Well-deserved, but astonishing nonetheless. It will be interesting to see what the rank-and-file teachers think of this. Can Weingarten use it to springboard her way (with the help of the largest local in the country) to president of the American Federation of Teachers next year?
As UFT President Randi Weingarten noted, this now means teacher pay in NYC has been raised 40% since mayoral control began in 2002. Well-deserved, but astonishing nonetheless. It will be interesting to see what the rank-and-file teachers think of this. Can Weingarten use it to springboard her way (with the help of the largest local in the country) to president of the American Federation of Teachers next year?
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