Posts tagged Seattle Public Schools
Seattle school officials and powerful union settle another teacher strike, by agreeing to spend public money they don’t have
September 29, 2022 // Officials at Seattle Public Schools just agreed to a new three-year contract with the powerful WEA teachers’ union. The contract will add $228 million, about 20%, to the budget. The new spending comes on top of the billion dollar-plus budget the District has now. District officials say they don’t have enough money for the contract they just agreed to. Superintendent Brent Jones (annual salary $315,000) says he wants an additional $92 million to fund this new contract. He terms the decision to spend more as “amazing”:
Seattle Teachers End Strike, Aiming for More Employees for Fewer Students
September 16, 2022 // Seattle Public Schools spends nearly 85 cents of every dollar it receives on employee wages and benefits. Pay ranges from a minimum of $63,180 to a maximum of $123,506. The average salary for a Seattle public school teacher was reportedly $88,897 in 2020-21. There are roughly the same number of human beings roaming the halls of Seattle’s schools today as there were in 2013-14. The difference is there are 1,725 fewer students and 1,711 more employees.