The president of the Madison teachers union just lamented an “embarrassingly low” wage increase for his members of 0.25 percent.
But that doesn’t include automatic pay raises most teachers will receive for their years of experience.
A large majority of Madison school teachers (in past years it has ranged from two-thirds to three-quarters of educators) will get longevity raises averaging between 2 percent and
3 percent, according to the district.
Add that to the 0.25 percent and the real raise for most Madison teachers will be about 10 times more than advertised.
In addition, a smaller group of teachers will get extra pay for completing higher education coursework toward advanced degrees. And under the district’s new contract for the 2015-16 year, teachers who supervise certain extracurricular clubs as well as those who take on work related to special education can earn more.
Much more, here.