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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.
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