Category Archives: Teacher Compensation

ProComp 2.0: Deja Voodoo all over again?

Posted on November 10, 2008 by axooms

Perhaps the biggest flaw in the initial version of ProComp was not the plan itself, but the chasm between how ProComp was described and what it actually contained. During the ballot initiative process numerous groups — including ProComp’s designers and … Continue reading →

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DC’s teacher contract far bolder than ProComp

Posted on October 3, 2008 by axooms

There is a brief New York Times editorial on the proposed Teacher contract in Washington DC. The core of this plan, as outlined below, is in sharp contrast with Denver’s recent ProComp dispute, which focused on pay, barely touched performance, and did … Continue reading →

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Negotiating power of unions

Posted on August 17, 2008 by axooms

Watching the continued dispute between DPS and DCTA over ProComp and other issues, and based on my somewhat cursory knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, I think teacher’s unions are clearly far better negotiators than districts. If I had to choose … Continue reading →

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Parsing the ProComp impasse

Posted on June 3, 2008 by axooms

Putting together some of the numbers from different sources of information on this dispute shows a connection that, for me at least, better explains the divide between the DCTA and DPS. 20% of teachers who start at DPS leave in … Continue reading →

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