The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/15, Richards) reports that some two thirds of Wisconsin districts, in the wake of the abolition of collective bargaining rights in the state, "are rushing to finalize employee handbooks" that reflect administrators' new-gained "ability to make sweeping changes to teachers' pay scales, hours and working conditions without having to negotiate them with unions. Some sacred cows are disappearing, such as teacher tenure, layoffs based on seniority and the guarantee of 10 years' worth of post-retirement health insurance." New pay scales and merit-pay plans are also on the table. The article notes that many teachers "are concerned about the changes being made unilaterally by management, said Christina Brey, spokeswoman for the Wisconsin Education Association Council, the state's largest teachers union."
Wisconsin District Mulls Merit-Pay Plan.The La Crosse (WI) Tribune (8/15, Colson) reports that district officials in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, are "considering a merit-based pay system" for teachers "in light of the new state law changing contracts and benefits for public workers. ... The possible merit-based pay system comes amid districts across the state formulating new teacher and staff handbooks that will take the place of previous contracts."
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