It is alot, even in a large school district like Brighton which covers all or part of five municipalities.
Why were they hired in the first place last year?
There were a lot of early retirements.(which IMO was insane). Many teachers who were hired in the early 70's boom had the remaining year or two on their contract bought off so "cheaper"(In the short term) younger teachers were hired.
This will come back and bite us all later since the younger teachers' salaries will go up with a Master's degree and 5 years, not to mention the pensions and medicals of the retirees. It's an early savings now, at a large cost down the road.
Ah yes, the protectionism of civil service, unions. Never mind if the students can READ. It is not unique to Livingston County, but embedded nationwide.
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It's an early savings now, at a large cost down the road.
You mean like Jenny's tax hike on small trailers 'permanent' status that went from $14 a year to $75 forever? I feel sorry in advance for our next republican guv who will have to deal with this.