Chicago Teacher Strike

[PearlWatson]

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
Rahm Emanuel

Hmmmm....

 

[One Brow]

YOu do realize they are not striking over pay differences, right? Did you post this to make yourself look silly?

 

[PearlWatson]

without pay = 16% pay increase to Michelle

 

[One Brow]

without pay = 16% pay increase to Michelle

Is Chicago near bankruptcy?

 

[One Brow]

They have a 700 million shortfall.

So, the answer was no, but you couldn't bring yorself to admit it.

 

[UGLI baby]

I think OB and PW are the same person. OBPW FTW.

 

[PearlWatson]

So, the answer was no, but you couldn't bring yorself to admit it.

If a 19 million shortfall = bankruptcy than a 700 million shortfall = way way way bankrupt and not just morally either.

 

[One Brow]

If a 19 million shortfall = bankruptcy than a 700 million shortfall = way way way bankrupt and not just morally either.

So, you have no idea of what bankrupcy entails. OK

 

[PearlWatson]

That should be "near bankrupt" as defined by Bichelle.

 

[nightmare3983]

YOu do realize they are not striking over pay differences, right? Did you post this to make yourself look silly?

Pay raises are an area of disagreement. The main one is over the teacher evaluation system, but don't discount the pay issue entirely.

 

[nightmare3983]

So in reading about the strike a bit, the biggest issue is that the teachers are opposed to an evaluation system where 40% of the teachers' scores would be based on standardized test scores. I agree with the teachers that that there are a lot of factors that affect those scores, some of which the teachers have no control over (such as having students from poor households as opposed to rich ones for example). That said, I don't think test scores should be left out altogether. I'm thinking 20% would be a better weight for that part of the evaluations.