History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
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Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
San Jose teachers extend day gratis
- 03-29-2010
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Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess
The teachers in San Jose Unified have agreed to extend the school day without extra pay permanently, starting next year. That gesture on students’ behalf would be noteworthy any time. But coming in a catastrophic budget year, when teachers are being asked to enlarge classes and take pay cuts, it is quite remarkable. I mentioned this development last week, in the middle of a column on furloughs. It bears repeating and further explaining, since skeptics have told me I must have missed something; unions don’t give up anything for free. They’re partly right; the teachers made this concession amid tough bargaining. (more...)
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