Sunday, January 14, 2007
Teachers union sues over performance pay
MIAMI -- Miami-Dade County's teachers union sued the school district Friday over the constitutionality of a much-disputed state budget provision that creates the nation's first statewide performance-pay program for teachers.
The United Teachers of Dade's lawsuit argues that the state's "Special Teachers Are Rewarded" program violates the constitutional guarantee that school districts get uniform funding. It also claims that teachers who don't instruct in subjects related to standardized exams such as the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test are evaluated differently from those who do.
The United Teachers of Dade's lawsuit argues that the state's "Special Teachers Are Rewarded" program violates the constitutional guarantee that school districts get uniform funding. It also claims that teachers who don't instruct in subjects related to standardized exams such as the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test are evaluated differently from those who do.
