In a bold but unsurprising move, the School Reform Commission, - TopicsExpress



          

In a bold but unsurprising move, the School Reform Commission, chaired by Green, voted yesterday to unilaterally cancel the teachers union contract and impose health-care-benefits changes - during a hastily called 9:30 a.m. meeting - sparking outrage from union leaders, elected officials and education activists. District officials said the benefits changes will save about $44 million this year and $200 million over the next four years, which will be redirected to schools for key resources, such as counselors and nurses. There is no change, however, to wages or other economic provisions for the estimated 15,000 teachers, nurses, counselors, secretaries and other Philadelphia Federation of Teachers members. Read more at philly/philly/news/20141007_SRC_cancels_teachers__contract__imposes_health-care_benefits_terms.html#C9ziqvwv8mHRptaf.99
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:18:21 +0000

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