Kathianne
09-13-2012, 04:20 PM
Oh yes, this state of never ending money fountains! Well unlike Chicago, Lake Forest can afford whatever deal is struck. Third richest zip code in US. The teachers went out on Tuesday, the board has said that school will resume on Monday, with those teachers or others:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/lake_forest/ct-met-lake-forest-teachers-strike-20120913,0,2132334.story
Two sides to meet today in Lake Forest teachers strike In affluent district, it's about the money; some parents counterprotest
...Teachers walked out Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement over salaries and benefits during talks that ended just before midnight Tuesday. The strike affects about 1,700 students and about 150 teachers and staff members.
The board has offered pay increases of 2.6 percent in fiscal year 2013, 3.4 percent in 2014 and 3.4 percent in 2015, according to the district. It has also asked teachers to start paying for a percentage of their insurance coverage.
The union maintains that since teacher pay was frozen last year in a one-year contract, that should be taken into consideration in the new pact. The union proposed raises equal to 5.6 percent in 2013, 6.5 percent in 2014 and 5.6 percent in 2015, according to district figures.
The average teacher in the district makes $106,500, compared with a statewide average of about $65,000, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Teachers also oppose a two-tiered salary structure proposed by the board. New teachers would make less money over time than teachers under the current structure, officials said.
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Trust me, they are NOT worried about standardized test scores.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/lake_forest/ct-met-lake-forest-teachers-strike-20120913,0,2132334.story
Two sides to meet today in Lake Forest teachers strike In affluent district, it's about the money; some parents counterprotest
...Teachers walked out Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement over salaries and benefits during talks that ended just before midnight Tuesday. The strike affects about 1,700 students and about 150 teachers and staff members.
The board has offered pay increases of 2.6 percent in fiscal year 2013, 3.4 percent in 2014 and 3.4 percent in 2015, according to the district. It has also asked teachers to start paying for a percentage of their insurance coverage.
The union maintains that since teacher pay was frozen last year in a one-year contract, that should be taken into consideration in the new pact. The union proposed raises equal to 5.6 percent in 2013, 6.5 percent in 2014 and 5.6 percent in 2015, according to district figures.
The average teacher in the district makes $106,500, compared with a statewide average of about $65,000, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Teachers also oppose a two-tiered salary structure proposed by the board. New teachers would make less money over time than teachers under the current structure, officials said.
...
Trust me, they are NOT worried about standardized test scores.