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New York City (6/2/2010) - Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday morning that a deal has been reached to avoid teacher layoffs.
The mayor says the deal will avoid the 4,400 teacher layoffs by freezing the 2% raises that the teachers were supposed to get over the next two years.
However, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew says Bloomberg does not have the power to rescind the raises and that no agreement has been reached to freeze salaries.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says the mayor does have the power, because both the teachers' and principal union's contracts have expired.
Klein said that this is the best choice the mayor could make because it is better for all the teachers not to get a raise for a couple of yaers rather than have to fire some teachers.
Klein added the department is still losing at least 2,000 teachers becuase the city will not be able to replace the teachers who retire next years.
Questions:
The mayor says the deal will avoid the 4,400 teacher layoffs by freezing the 2% raises that the teachers were supposed to get over the next two years.
However, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew says Bloomberg does not have the power to rescind the raises and that no agreement has been reached to freeze salaries.
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein says the mayor does have the power, because both the teachers' and principal union's contracts have expired.
Klein said that this is the best choice the mayor could make because it is better for all the teachers not to get a raise for a couple of yaers rather than have to fire some teachers.
Klein added the department is still losing at least 2,000 teachers becuase the city will not be able to replace the teachers who retire next years.
Questions:
1. Where did this story take place?
2. When did this story take place?
3. How is the mayor avoiding laying off 4400 teachers?
4. What percent (%) raise were the teachers supposed to get?
5. What does the union president say about freezing the raises?
6. How many teachers is the city going to lose next year?
7. Which is better? All teachers not getting a raise for 2 years or laying off 4400 teachers? Why?
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