Cleveland may need hundreds more special ed teachers
September 29th, 2009From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
A ruling by an arbitrator in response to a teacher complaint could force the Cleveland school district to hire hundreds more special education teachers.
Cleveland’s union contract requires that each inclusion classroom be team taught full-time by a general education teacher and a special education teacher. Presently, the district more often pulls students with disabilities out of their classrooms and sends them to a central location for extra help. The arbitrator’s decision could force the district to hire up to six new teachers per school.
A compromise agreement is expected.

