pay freezes

>Proposed bill would use teacher givebacks to help buy back lost positions

2 years ago

in buy backs, Chris Christie, NJEA, pay freezes, teacher unions, teachers pay

Proposed bill would use teacher givebacks to help buy back lost positions Six months after Gov. Chris Christie first called for teacher unions to agree to wage freezes and other concessions, debate still roils about what should be done with that money and what the state can and should require. [...]

>School Budget: to say there is no fat is laughable.

3 years ago

in $89 million school budget, BOE, pay freezes, school budget cuts, Village Layoffs

i do not agree one bit. i have three young children and i do care very much about the schools. but to say there is no fat is laughable. first of all, teachers are still getting raises this year that probably cost $1m. i know they have contracts but contracts are meant to be reopened when they [...]

>Dr.Fishbein suggests that Village Council members might actually vote to INCREASE!

3 years ago

in $89 million school budget, BOE, budget cuts, Dr Fishbein, pay freezes, Saturday Night Live, Village Layoffs

Letter From Dr. Fishbein to Parents and Guardians – What Chutzpah! The Fly believes that Dr.Fishbein is delusional to suggest that Village Council members might actually vote to INCREASE the Board of Education’s 2010-2011 budget. Not even the best comedy writers for Saturday Night Live in its early [...]

>SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS : I think those that voted "No" to "send a message" are going to be disappointed.

3 years ago

in "send a message", $48 million dollar Referendum, BOE, NJEA, pay freezes, SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS

BOE didn’t ram anything through. They presented a bond issue to the public, the public voted and approved it. It was very simple. Yesterday they presented an operating budget, the public voted and turned it down. Again, very simple. The budget will now go to the Village Council and they will assess [...]

>SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS: Many districts reported high voter turnout

3 years ago

in Chris Christie, High turnout, layoffs, NJ Teachers, NJEA, pay freezes, SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS

High turnout in many N.J. school races In the one of the most contentious contests of its kind, tough campaigning led some schools budgets to hard-won victories while others may face even deeper cuts in defeat, according to early returns Tuesday night. Many districts reported high voter turnout as [...]

>SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS : Christie: 80% of budgets passed in districts with wage freezes

3 years ago

in $89 million school budget, BOE President Joseph Vallerini, Chris Christie, layoffs, NJEA, pay freezes, SCHOOL ELECTION RESULTS, teachers

Christie: 80% of budgets passed in districts with wage freezes Gov. Christie said today that Tuesday’s historic defeat of school budgets across the state is a clear sign voters want reductions in state and local spending, and an endorsement of his call for teacher wage freezes and other [...]

>ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE: PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE!

3 years ago

in $89 million school budget, BOE, layoffs, NJEA, pay freezes, schools aid

ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION AND BUDGET VOTE: PLEASE REMEMBER TO VOTE! 4/20/2010 (7:00 AM – 9:00 PM) Ridgewood Public Schools Budget Tax Levy General Fund $84,936,380 $79,828,606 Special Reserve Fund $ 1,149,194 $———-Debt [...]

>Teachers Pay Freeze : I’d love to see 30,000 new, young, hungry, enthusiastic teachers enter the system

3 years ago

in $89 million school budget, BOE, layoffs, New Jersey Pension Reform, NJEA, pay freezes, Ridgewood Teachers

The State Teachers Union warned of chaos in the classroom and “irreparable damage to every shcool system in the state.” I am not a teacher basher, in fact I think we have a lot of very good to excellent teachers in our system, people who really care about their subjects and the kids in their [...]

>Rasmussen : Sixty-five percent (65%) of New Jersey voters favor a one-year pay freeze on the salaries of administrators, teachers and school workers

3 years ago

in Chris Christie, NJ Teachers, NJEA, pay freezes, Rasmussen Report

Friday, April 16, 2010 Sixty-five percent (65%) of New Jersey voters favor a one-year pay freeze on the salaries of administrators, teachers and school workers to reduce the state’s level of local school aid, according to a new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey. [...]

>Ridgewood Blog Readers by a Huge Majority Overwhelmingly Support a Teacher Pay Freeze in lieu of More Teacher Layoffs

3 years ago

in layoffs, pay freezes, Ridgewood blog Polls, Ridgewood Teachers

>Ridgewood Blog Poll : Should Teachers Agree to a Pay Freeze to Save Jobs? Yes 273 (69%) No 120 (30%)

>Chris Christie Critic Glen Rock school district administrator Dave Verducci’s district Agrees to Pay Freeze!

3 years ago

in Dave Verducci, Glen Rock Schools, layoffs, New Jersey Public Schools, NJEA, pay freezes, Teacher pay

“Glen Rock teachers agree to pay freeze”Kelly EbbelsGlen Rock Gazettehttp://bit.ly/dCab6o On March 31, the BOE voted 5-3-1 against ratifying a tentative agreement it reached with the GREA in February after more than two years of negotiations. The agreement was reached before school officials [...]

>NJEA Makes Threats Against Governor Chris Christie

3 years ago

in bully of State Street, new jersey fiscial crisis, NJEA, pay freezes, schools aid, teachers pay

Teachers take off the gloves Friday, April 9, 2010 Last updated: Friday April 9, 2010, 7:04 AM BY PATRICIA ALEXThe RecordSTAFF WRITER http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/90330609_Teachers_take_off_the_gloves.html?c=y&page=1 Bergen County representatives of the state teachers union have [...]

>96 of the state’s approximately 600 districts have implemented some form of wage freeze for teachers, administrators and staff

3 years ago

in Chris Christie, layoffs, New Jersey Schools, NJEA, pay freezes, school aid cuts, State School Aid

Christie to extend state aid deadline for N.J. schools Governor Christie said Tuesday he is extending the deadline for school districts to receive additional state aid in exchange for teachers agreeing to a wage freeze.Christie said 96 of the state’s approximately 600 districts have implemented [...]

>Ridgewood Teachers: I’m sorry but your crocodile tears no longer move me

3 years ago

in layoffs, NJEA, pay freezes, Ridgewood Schools

I raised money for you. I wrote letters for you. I voted for every budget for the first 13 years I lived here. I listened to you complain and how you were ready to walk out until you got double what I made that year – but still supported you. I went to games, music performances, plays, exhibits [...]

>Ridgewood School: The public has turned a deaf ear to teachers whining

3 years ago

in BOE, early retirement, furloughs, layoffs, NJEA, pay cuts, pay freezes, Ridgewood Schools, teachers

I am sick of teachers whining about these cuts. The fact is that every other industry has been hit with hard choices during this recession including layoffs, furloughs, pay cuts, pay freezes, early retirement, etc. Its time the teachers suck it up and deal like the rest of us had to. There is no [...]