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Teachers and parents press Grand Rapids Public Schools for higher pay and faster staffing responses
Summary
Multiple public commenters, union leaders and teachers urged the district to accept a salary proposal, respond quickly to recruitment shortfalls and address 139 cited vacancies and special-education staffing gaps that are leaving students without services.
Teachers, union representatives and parents used the board’s public-comment period to press Grand Rapids Public Schools to act quickly on a salary proposal and to address widespread staffing gaps that commenters said are harming student services.
GRA vice president Jenny Ming said the union submitted a revised salary proposal and urged the district to respond before spring break so the district remains competitive with neighboring systems. “Hemos hecho nuestro nuestro análisis financiero y sabemos que esto es razonable,” Ming said, asking the…
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