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Newark Teachers Union’s tentative new contract calls for 4.5% raises, $65,000 starting salary
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.The Newark Teachers Union has reached a tentative five-year agreement with the Newark Board of Education that would offer a higher starting salary for new teachers of $65,000, 4.5% annual raises, and more say from educators on decisions involving curriculum and school budgets, among other provisions.Union and district officials say the contract’s terms were jointly agreed on with the goal of attracting new teachers and retaining current ones in the district — an ongoing issue school systems face across the country.“We need to create a...
New Assistant Superintendent Named At Hendrick Hudson School District
In an announcement on Thursday, May 23, the Hendrick Hudson Central School District revealed the appointment of Steven Garcia as its new Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources and Leadership Development. Garcia, who currently serves as Executive Director for Human Resources & Leadership in the Pelham Public Schools, will begin his...
Newark Teachers’ Contract Would Bring 4.5% Annual Raises for 5 Years
NEWARK — The Newark Teachers Union and the district announced a tentative contract agreement on Friday that would give educators a 4.5% raise for each of its five years and bring the starting salary for teachers to $65,000. “We felt the best way to get a contract that helps Newark students succeed and thrive would be to be partners, not combatants,” NTU President M. Abeigon said. “What makes this contract transformational and a model for other districts is that teachers will have a genuine voice in all aspects of Newark education, including having seats on committees that deal...
Harvard commencement speaker blasts university for barring anti-Israel protesters
Shruthi Kumar, the Harvard senior selected to deliver the English address during their commencement ceremony, blasted the Ivy League school for not allowing more than a dozen students to receive their diplomas. “I am deeply disappointed by the intolerance for freedom of speech and their right to civil disobedience on campus,” she said.The students had taken part in an anti-Israel campus encampment at the university. More than 1,000 people then staged a walkout to decry the disqualification of the 13 students, with many chanting “let them walk,” The Harvard Crimson reports. For top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com.
Mayor Adams talks early education, college protests
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams joined PIX on Politics to discuss a broad range of topics, including the city’s lifeguard shortage, library funding, waitlists for early education seats and the NYPD’s conduct during college protests. On protests on college campuses, Adams continues to say the NYPD showed a great level of discipline […]
Hasbrouck Heights Middle School Announces Honor Roll for the 3rd Marking Period of 2023-24
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS -- Hasbrouck Heights Middle School announced the Honor Roll students for the third marking period of the 2023-24 school year. High Honor Roll 2023-24 Marking Period 3CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Eighth Grade Arteta Isabella Asat Anvar Bozkurt Irem Casazza Gianna Casazza Olivia Chen Brave Day Daijah DiLascio Angelina Dominguez Alexander Gomez Kayla Hewitt April Inan Melissa Lohrmann Grace Marrou Brisch Alana Oettinger Jack Potts Valentina Rivera Riley Rodrigues Dylan Scarpa Joseph Scarpa Max Serrano Evalisse Shine Ashley Zgoda Austin Seventh Grade Alcaide Tiago Bari Natalie Bashir Zaima Bhalotia Shlok Castro Aimee Ciccarelli James Duchi Tenezaca John Dziura Jacob Economou Dimitri Guida Maximus Hassan Emily Hernandez Lea Leon Erick Long Emily Ng Lauren Odeh Layth Rabadi Liliana Rivas Santana Nathaniel Singh Divjyot Thomas ChloeDOWNLOAD THE FREE TAPINTO APP FOR MORE LOCAL NEWS. AVAILABLE IN THE APPLE...
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