The union Madison Teachers Inc. encourages educators to push for raises by showing just how much work goes into teaching during Teacher’s Appreciation Week.
“This tends to be a week where people bring treats to your school, well what really helps them feel appreciated is when they’re paid a livable wage,” said MTI president Michael Jones. “We need to make sure we’re giving them a good salary.”
MTI is encouraging teachers not to work outside of contracted hours to illustrate the time education requires. Jones says while it varies by school, contracted hours range from a start time of 7:15 to 9:00 in the morning and closing at 2:47 to 4:17 in the afternoon. The goal is to raise for teachers to match inflation.
“The district has offered us a cost of living adjustment that fall far below less than half of what the inflation rate is,” said Jones.
He adds the asking raise is 8%, and the school district countered with 3.5%.
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