Denver Teachers Strike Pays Off for Teachers
On Monday, February 11, 2019, Denver teachers went on strike. Later that week, on Thursday, that decision apparently paid off.
More than 2,000 educators, who have been on strike since Monday, said they reached a tentative deal Thursday with the local school district.Details are not yet available, but the deal includes an average 11.7 percent pay raise and annual cost of living increases, according to the school district and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association….It also addresses the teachers’ biggest concern: the need to overhaul the merit-pay system, which relies heavily on annual bonuses that fluctuate from year to year. The new system will place more emphasis on education and training when considering promotions, while keeping some bonuses in place.Where will they find the $23 million to pay for this? The district agreed to cut back on administrative costs, and will eliminate about 150 positions in the school’s central office. Five-figure bonuses for senior school administrators will also come to an end.
Some observations about career classroom teachers:
We want a livable salary, one that is stable, and not some unpredictable set of bonus dollars.
We want to be paid for our education and experience.
We do not want to be economically strained at the expense of overcompensated, top-heavy, central office administration.
We want to be able to afford to live in the districts where we teach– without CONTINUE READING: Denver Teachers Strike Pays Off for Teachers | deutsch29
