The state’s third-largest school district, Fresno Unified, and its teachers union have tried since November to agree on a contract that invests in teachers.
The Fresno Teachers Association says its proposals are classroom-centered ideas to improve public education, including bettering teachers’ working environment, adding academic and social-emotional student support and increasing pay and benefits.
FTA President Manuel Bonilla said the school district hasn’t responded in a meaningful way, “really showing they have a lack of vision and honor the status quo.”
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson disagrees.
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Fresno Unified teachers very likely to strike. Here are the issues
- by: Lasherica Thornton
- 2023-09-29
- Source:
EdSource
- 09/29/2023
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