Less time in rubber room for teachers accused of misconduct
A deal between the teachers union and education officials was made to reduce the amount of time that teachers accused of misconduct will spend idling in “Rubber Rooms”. A recent analysis found that taxpayers spend about $65 million a year paying the salaries of teachers accused of misconduct. In order to expedite the processing of cases against teachers, the Education Department is increasing the number of arbitrators from 20 to 28, with 14 devoted strictly to cases of alleged incompetence. The goal of this new deal is to improve fairness and timeliness.
