05-20-2012, 06:39 PM
The teachers union seems to be a little lost to me. There is not a contract offer on the table at this time. Why are they voting on one? The point would be to vote to strike or not to strike because there is not a acceptable offer on the table.
The state needs to wise up. Hawaii has one of the WORST public education systems in the entire contry. They send recruiters out to the mainland, bring in these nice fresh teachers without making them understand that they can not live on the salaries offered. After one to two years they realize they are ready to buy a home, start a family, move forward in general. Hawaii has chosen not to recognize previous work for the pay scale so someone arrives here with a masters degree and is started out on the bottom rung of the pay scale and kept there. No wonder they will not stay.
Okay, off my soapbox. All I can say is that my hubby left a California teaching position at $98,000 a year and got a whopping $43,000 a year here in Hawaii. They have now informed him that because he received his Masters plus 30 units before arriving in Hawaii, they will "not count" on the pay pyramid. It's insane.
Just another random rant.
Pam
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
The state needs to wise up. Hawaii has one of the WORST public education systems in the entire contry. They send recruiters out to the mainland, bring in these nice fresh teachers without making them understand that they can not live on the salaries offered. After one to two years they realize they are ready to buy a home, start a family, move forward in general. Hawaii has chosen not to recognize previous work for the pay scale so someone arrives here with a masters degree and is started out on the bottom rung of the pay scale and kept there. No wonder they will not stay.
Okay, off my soapbox. All I can say is that my hubby left a California teaching position at $98,000 a year and got a whopping $43,000 a year here in Hawaii. They have now informed him that because he received his Masters plus 30 units before arriving in Hawaii, they will "not count" on the pay pyramid. It's insane.
Just another random rant.
PamI want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
I want to be the kind of woman that, when my feet
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"
hit the floor each morning, the devil says
"Oh Crap, She's up!"