Schools pay for teacher pensions? They say no Chicago Daily Herald – Top Illinois Democrats are thinking about shifting billions of dollars in teacher retirement costs onto local schools to help save the state’s crippled finances, but suburban education officials say they don’t have any room in their budgets, either. Suburban officials say they can’t [...]
Cullerton: Pension changes likely to mean frugal teacher contracts Springfield State Journal Register – Downstate school districts could pay more toward their teachers’ pensions by negotiating more frugal contracts with teachers, Illinois Senate President John Cullerton told The State Journal-Register editorial board on Monday. State pension system: It ain’t no show car Belleville News-Democrat – [...]
Pension switch could lead to teacher layoffs, superintendent says Springfield State Journal Register – One local school superintendent predicts that massive teacher layoffs will be the result if legislators decide to shift the cost of paying for teacher pensions from the state to local districts. Schools criticize Quinn idea to shift pension costs Springfield State [...]
Next move in contract negotiations up to Rockford teachers Rockford Register Star – with another offer or schedule more dates to meet and negotiate a labor agreement. According to interim Superintendent Robert Willis, collective bargaining teams for the district and the Rockford Education Association met Tuesday morning with a federal mediator, although union officials said [...]
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