Teachers Union Talks Stall, Liquor License for Hotel, State Aid Remains Flat and $111M School Budget
Here are the top stories in Montclair from this past week.
Montclair’s teachers union and school board are expected to resume contract negotiations Friday. The Board of Education accused the union of demanding excessive salary increases and an unsustainable contract for Montclair taxpayers Tuesday, the first day of a "work to contract" tactic in which teachers walked off school grounds at precisely 2:52 p.m., refusing to stay after hours. More than 250 Montclair teachers and other staffers packed into a tense and often raucous Board of Education meeting Monday night, as union officials said teachers would not perform any duties beyond the letter of their contract until a new deal is reached with the district. Montclair Police are looking for a 22-year-old resident who led officers on a car chase…
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5:42 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013
Details of the impasse can be found here: http://kids.baristanet.com/2013/02/details-of-impasse-between-the-montclair-boe-and-montclair-education-association/ more ›