WILMINGTON â An expired contract situation in Brandywine School District has tainted the holiday spirit of teachers, as they began to picket the district Tuesday in the first local educatorsâ union picketing in well over a decade. âI am shocked and saddened to be in this position,â said Jeannette Wilt, a computer and math teacher in the Brandywine School District …
Teacher pay committee to focus now on career laddersÂ
The state committee responsible for making recommendations on the pay of educators now turns its focus to creating leadership and career advancement opportunities for teachers. Its last public meeting was in early January, when it presented its suggestions to the General Assembly. The committee was formed by Senate Bill 100 to make salary suggestions on each educator employee group to …
Educator pay report gets mostly warm welcome from legislators
Delaware state senators and representatives didnât revolt when they got their first bite at recommendations for higher educator pay that would cost the state hundreds of millions in coming years. But questions did arise in Thursdayâs joint House And Senate Education committees meeting that lasted about 1 ÂŒ hours. They included concern about poorer districtsâ ability to pay their 30% …