Press Release – Milwaukee teachers beat out their counterparts in cities like New York and Los Angeles for highest median pay according to a new study published by the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy and the National Center for Policy Analysis. Read More Study: Milwaukee Teachers Have Highest Salary Amongst Major Metro Areas
Teacher Contracts
Kenosha School Board Delays Contract Decision on 4-3 Vote
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KEA, Kenosha Teachers Union, MacIver, MacIver Institute, MacIver News, Teacher Contracts, Teachers Union
MacIver News Service – Unions in Kenosha moved at breakneck speed Tuesday hoping to get new contracts approved by the school district, but in the end, their efforts were stalled. The school board voted 4-3 to postpone any action on the contracts until its November 26th meeting. Read More Kenosha School Board Delays Contract Decision on 4-3 Vote
North Carolina Ends Teacher Tenure
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Accountability, Act 10, Education, Education Reform, Public Schools, Reforms, Students, Teacher Contracts, Teacher Evaluations, Teachers, Teachers Union
North Carolina has ended lifetime tenure for public school teachers, opting instead for either four, two, or one year contracts. The Tar Heel State is the latest in a string of states to remove long-standing educator tenure rights in an effort to improve competition and ensure that students get a quality education year after year. In other words, educator employment is beginning to look more like employment in most other industries – that is, employees must prove themselves to keep their jobs. Read More North Carolina Ends Teacher Tenure
AAE Makes Inroads in Wisconsin as WEAC Falters
By Sean Lansing -
Act 10, AFT, Education, Education Reform, Teacher Contracts, Teacher Evaluations, Teachers, Teachers Union, Unions, WEAC
[Madison, Wisc…] With the passage of Wisconsin’s recent labor reforms, public employees were empowered to choose whether or not to join the unions that purported to represent them in labor-management and professional development issues. Nowhere has this significant change been more evident than among the state’s public school teachers. Read More AAE Makes Inroads in Wisconsin as WEAC Falters
Failure to Adjust Union Contracts in Milwaukee, Kenosha Leads to Most Teacher Reductions in Wisconsin
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Class Size, Education, Government Reform, Governor Walker, Labor Unions, Layoffs, Public Employee Compensation, State Budget, Teacher Contracts
By Christian D’Andrea MacIver Institute Education Policy Analyst The Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators (WASDA) recently released a survey of many Wisconsin school districts to gauge how local institutions are dealing with the 2011-2013 state budget. The results painted… Read More Failure to Adjust Union Contracts in Milwaukee, Kenosha Leads to Most Teacher Reductions in Wisconsin