May 2014

The teacher pay raise passed by the Legislature in 2014 includes a $1,500 across-the-board raise beginning July 1, 2014, with an additional $1,000 across-the-board raise effective July 1, 2015. The cost of the first year of the pay raise was included in the MAEP allocation for 2014-2015.  There is a catch, however, that will result […]

Despite being underfunded by more than $1.6-billion in the last six years, schools have seen their standards rise significantly and their administrative duties spike upward due to mandates by the State Legislature and policy requirements at the state and federal levels. Incredibly, as the Legislature has continued to pile on the administrative functions required of districts, they have