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Dear District & Teacher's Union, Please make teacher equity a top priority

May 31, 2009 06:30 PM PDT

On May 24th, PSU rallied in front of the School District, then traveled to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) and rallied there too. We had the same message for them both: Teacher Quality & Equity Need to be the Top Priority in the Teachers' Contracts!

Here are some of the specific things we want to see in the contract:
1. Incentive grants to attract experienced teachers to hard-to-staff schools.
2. Full site selection.
3. Performance standards and evaluations for teachers, developed in collaboration with teachers.
4. Teacher-driven professional development.

This piece was produced by Eric Yates.

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