The Detroit Federation of Teachers is undergoing some major league tension over an ongoing vote on negotiated concessions with the Detroit Public Schools, with some teachers threatening to sue if the vote is not stopped immediately so a new ballot can be taken. The Detroit Free Press reports on [...]
That tentative plan between Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Federation of Teachers is not getting a good reception among the teachers themselves, the Detroit News reports. And given some of the provisions in the deal, that’s hardly surprising. The deal actually requires the teachers to loan money to [...]
With the Detroit Public Schools facing a deficit in the range of $300 million and losing an additional $38 million in state aid due to cuts in the recently passed state budget, the school system and the teacher’s union have reached an agreement to make significant concessions to save the [...]
