Re: Jersey City mayor, teachers union warn of layoffs if opposition wins [by neverleft]
Politics & Government::Jersey City mayor, teachers union warn of layoffs if opposition wins
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(I think this news got lost in Sandy, how can you turn down a 40 million dollar grant?)
Head of teachers union refuses to sign race to the top application, says its a contract: report
By The Jersey Journal
on December 18, 2012 at 2:00 PM,
updated December 18, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Jersey City Educational Association head, Ronald Greco, was supposed to sign the district's application for the $40 million Race to the Top grants,but ultimately did not, saying the application read more like a contract, NJ Spotlight reported.
The application asked for new administrative positions, longer school days and financial incentives for schools and teachers, the article stated.
Greco, who ultimately refused to sign, posted his reasoning on the teachers union's website on November 9.
"The grant would be our new contract. It has spelled out extended day, extended week, and extended year. These are negotiable terms," Greco wrote on the website. "Now you know why I couldn't sign."
NJ Spotlight reported that Greco's refusal to submit the application "might signal that Jersey City schoolteachers might not be so accommodating to state demands."
Contract negotiations beginning this month with a new superintendent and "newly empowered" board of education, will be taking place during the mayoral campaign race in Jersey City, the article stated.
Incumbent Jerramiah Healy has support from the teachers union and city councilman Steven Fulop who supports charter schools and tenure reform are the two contenders for the spot.
JJ piece…
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... achers_union_refuses.html
via Jersey City List - Jersey City, NJ :: Forum http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=311663
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(I think this news got lost in Sandy, how can you turn down a 40 million dollar grant?)
Head of teachers union refuses to sign race to the top application, says its a contract: report
By The Jersey Journal
on December 18, 2012 at 2:00 PM,
updated December 18, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Jersey City Educational Association head, Ronald Greco, was supposed to sign the district's application for the $40 million Race to the Top grants,but ultimately did not, saying the application read more like a contract, NJ Spotlight reported.
The application asked for new administrative positions, longer school days and financial incentives for schools and teachers, the article stated.
Greco, who ultimately refused to sign, posted his reasoning on the teachers union's website on November 9.
"The grant would be our new contract. It has spelled out extended day, extended week, and extended year. These are negotiable terms," Greco wrote on the website. "Now you know why I couldn't sign."
NJ Spotlight reported that Greco's refusal to submit the application "might signal that Jersey City schoolteachers might not be so accommodating to state demands."
Contract negotiations beginning this month with a new superintendent and "newly empowered" board of education, will be taking place during the mayoral campaign race in Jersey City, the article stated.
Incumbent Jerramiah Healy has support from the teachers union and city councilman Steven Fulop who supports charter schools and tenure reform are the two contenders for the spot.
JJ piece…
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/20 ... achers_union_refuses.html
via Jersey City List - Jersey City, NJ :: Forum http://jclist.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=311663
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