Baltimore teachers are taking as many online college courses as they can to boost their annual salary before the city school district upends its current payment structure at the end of the month.
This year, the top choice for online classes has been Idaho State University. But on June 4, district leaders removed the university from its approved list of institutions — and said they would no longer accept credit from Idaho State after June 1.
The Baltimore Teachers Union says that’s against their contract — so they’ve filed an official grievance with the district.
“Part of the reason there’s been such interest in these courses is because our current pay structure for next year is uncertain,” said Zach Taylor, the union’s director of negotiations. “So teachers are feeling anxious about, ‘what’s the new system going to be?’ And they’ve created this incentive to make sure ‘I get everything I can now.’”
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