The signs of tightening financial times won't deter West Virginia's teacher groups from "an aggressive push on lawmakers this session for better pay and more reasonable health care costs," the Charleston Daily Mail reports.
The West Virginia Education Association "wants a multi-year pay increase of between 4 percent and 5 percent a year until the state's average education pay is competitive with other states," the article said.
The American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia " would like to see a $5,000 across-the-board pay increase next year, followed by $2,500 increases the next two years."
Each also wants a change in the breakdown of premiums divided between teachers and their school system employers, the article adds.
"Lawmakers last year approved a 3 percent raise for teachers and education workers," the article notes. "Last year also was the last of a four-year incremental pay raise schedule for educators, so some teachers saw a little more money there."
16 January 2009
W.Va. Teachers Still Plan to Press for Raises
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I am a teacher, and sure I would like more money, but I feel we should teach our students more than just our subject matter.
First common sense with the majority of the state, losing their job, being asked to give up some benefits or at best staying the same, how can we ask for a FIVE % raise?
Also the WVEA & AFT continually endorse the majority of DEMS(an exception this past election they did not endorse MANCHIN,but they did not endorse Russ, either)or at least don't endorse REPUBLICANS. Granted they do endorse some Republicans, but not many. After they receive these endorsements the Dems don't give the Teachers groups what they want, but the teachers will endorse them the next election.
We have all heard the cliche "Insanity is to keep doing the same thing over & over, even if it is not working." Or something similar.
GOD BLESS
BUDDY
I'm a teacher too and I wish the unions would actually ASK us what we would like them to fight for. There are lots of other issues that could be fought for that wouldn't seem rather tacky given the state of the economy at the moment, but would go along way towards improving teacher morale and working conditions.
As a prospective teacher, I have no desire to stay in West Virginia. Education is not taken seriously...it is a mere joke to both politicians and parents alike, even nationally. I may even be so bold as to move out of the country for a while and find a job teaching somewhere else. I don't like how teaching has become a mere babysitting job so parents can have the kids out of their hair for the day. Parents should be held accountable for the way they raise their children instead of blaming the school system for the antics of their kids.
Principal: What's that? You're child isn't doing well in school and you are blaming the teacher?
Parent: Yeah!
Teacher: Why don't you ask you child why he/she is not learning. Maybe it's because they are sleeping in class.
Also, stop giving raises to college presidents and then *poof* raise the tuition. The problem is obvious; the money need not go to the presidents but to the college students instead. It is once again proof that education is being treated like a corporation.
I agree with Buddy. However, I really don't think it matters whether you vote Democrat or Republican. Politicians are going to seek the vote however they can. It is a sad day when our own educators can't see through the lies.
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