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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Chicago suburban school district positions itself to go after teacher salaries next year. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Chicago suburban school district positions itself to go after teacher salaries next year. « Fred Klonsky's blog

Chicago suburban school district positions itself to go after teacher salaries next year.

Maine Township District 207, with three high schools including Maine South where my students go, is already preparing to wage an assault on teacher salaries next year.

The district has $100 million in reserves.

Last year the had an operating deficit and they laid off 13% of the staff.

While the board continues to talk about the difficulties with the economy, they rarely mention their own mismanagement of funds.

No matter.

Now they gloat about having a leaner workforce, as if it was something other than classroom teachers they were