News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
THE Bellevue School District settled its two-week teachers strike in a manner instructive for other districts watching the tug between teacher autonomy and greater academic rigor. Bellevue's generous contract shows, and this page concurs, that...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
Everybody is in the mood for school," said Heather Blust, principal of Enatai Elementary. Bellevue teachers on Sunday approved a new three-year contract that will give them a 5-percent raise and more freedom in classroom lessons. The district's...
News Source: Androscoggin News
| about 1 year ago
School will start Monday for the 16,000 students in the Bellevue School District after teachers approved a new contract Sunday night that ended an 11-day strike. After a 90-minute meeting, teachers approved the new three-year contract by a 95 percent...
News Source: Seattle Times
| about 1 year ago
District officials said 95 percent of the teachers voting agreed to the contract. "We're very excited to be getting back to the business of educating kids," Bellevue School Board President Peter Bentley said. Pay, health coverage and curriculum were...