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June 23, 2009
Principals attack teacher contract deal; “doesn’t put children first”

Principals union president Ernest Logan. (Photo from GothamSchools Flickr.)
The city principals union is condemning the labor deal announced by City Hall and the teachers union yesterday.
They’re zeroing in on a plan to scrap two work days from teachers’ load that were added in the last contract negotiation, to many teachers’ frustration. The change moved the working school year for teachers to before Labor Day and added two extra days to students’ year.
The deal announced last night would have school begin on the same day for teachers and students, leaving no official preparation days for teachers.
In a statement just released, principals union president Ernest Logan said the arrangement would leave schools unprepared for students. The “surprise move,” he said, “certainly does not put children first.”
Logan’s full statement: (more…)


