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Baltimore tentative contract, take two

  • 10-28-2010
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Blog by Stephen Sawchuk/Education Week

The Baltimore district and its teachers' union appear poised to announce a second tentative teacher contract, Teacher Beat has learned. Here's the backstory for you: There was a great deal of excitement earlier this month when Baltimore Superintendent Andres Alonso and Marietta English of the Baltimore Teachers Union unveiled a tentative contract that would have done away with the step-and-lane salary schedule in favor of a new system of paying teachers. In brief, teachers were to receive raises by collecting "achievement units" for getting good performance evaluations and participating in professional development. Hailed in some quarters as a landmark proposal, the contract also earned some snarky reaction—teachers could earn some achievement units for serving as a building rep—and the inevitable comparison with the Washington, D.C. contract. (more…)

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