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Teacher Pay

Detroit
April 12, 2019

State law requires merit pay for teachers, but Detroit teachers union will fight other attempts to pay some more than others

State law requires school districts in Michigan to include merit pay in the compensation system for teachers and administrators.

Teacher Pay

Detroit
March 28, 2019

With contract talks in the works, Detroit’s school leaders look to raise pay for veteran teachers

Detroit school district leaders want to increase pay for teachers, particularly for those at the top of the pay scale.

Timely Decision

Detroit
August 14, 2018

Detroit school board approves 2018-19 academic calendar after union agrees to changes

Teachers aren't happy about the approved academic calendar, but they want to do what's best for students.

calendar quandary

Detroit
August 14, 2018

Detroit district and union hammer out last-second agreement on school calendar before vote at tonight’s board meeting

Detroit’s main school district and its largest teachers union settled a contract disagreement Tuesday afternoon after tensions arose over the seemingly routine approval…

Sweetener

Detroit
May 10, 2018

As Detroit’s schools chief celebrates new salaries, veteran teachers may want to give the district a second look

Detroit school officials took to the podium on Thursday to trumpet new pay guidelines they hope will help fill 190 teacher vacancies.

more money fewer problems

Detroit
April 20, 2018

Detroit teachers will finally get paid for their years of experience if agreement holds up with district

Good news for Detroit district teachers stuck at a low pay level: The finance committee of the school board Friday recommended an agreement…

staffing up

Detroit
September 28, 2017

Sweetening the deal: Detroit considers dangling extra cash to hire 150 teachers

Superintendent Nikolai Vitti said he’s working with the city teachers union to negotiate incentives that might convince certified teachers to take “hard-to-staff positions.”

Week In Review

Detroit
August 18, 2017

Week in Review: A final push to fill classrooms before the start of school

With the start of the school year now just over two weeks away, pressure is mounting on schools to hire enough teachers before…

Getting there

Detroit
August 16, 2017

With new contract, first-year teachers in Detroit could soon make more than peers in Grosse Pointe and other suburbs

For years, Detroit’s main school district has paid some of the lowest starting teacher salaries in the region but Superintendent Nikolai Vitti says that’s about…

Week In Review

Detroit
July 7, 2017

Week in Review: Frank talk on race, history — and what Detroit teachers deserve

A tentative contract deal for teachers, new efforts to bring order to Detroit schools and frank talk from the new superintendent top the news in Detroit schools this week.