The Education Report: A tax for Oakland teachers, too many empty seats in West Oakland - Inside Bay Area:
"Oct. 22: Ever since a parcel tax for Oakland teachers fell flat without the support of the local teachers union, a committee has been meeting to try again, this time with a broader support base. There's been talk of placing a tax measure on the June 2010 ballot.
And once again, talks about ways to boost teacher salaries in the midst of ongoing state budget cuts — and tense contract negotiations — have run right into a teachers union sticking point: whether any of the money raised by local property taxes should go to the city's 30-some independently run, non-unionized, public charter schools."
"Oct. 22: Ever since a parcel tax for Oakland teachers fell flat without the support of the local teachers union, a committee has been meeting to try again, this time with a broader support base. There's been talk of placing a tax measure on the June 2010 ballot.
And once again, talks about ways to boost teacher salaries in the midst of ongoing state budget cuts — and tense contract negotiations — have run right into a teachers union sticking point: whether any of the money raised by local property taxes should go to the city's 30-some independently run, non-unionized, public charter schools."