County Council Staff Recommends Against Full Pay Increases Scheduled for School Staff

County Council Staff Recommends Against Full Pay Increases Scheduled for School Staff: Analysts say school system should channel more funds to reducing class sizes and solving achievement gap

 ...Citing inflation numbers that remain low and the fact that Social Security beneficiaries won’t see a cost of living increase this year, the report also recommends against second-step increases already negotiated for county government employees and a decrease in the cost-of-living increase negotiated for county firefighters.
“The Council’s top priority is classroom initiatives that reduce class size and target the achievement gap,” read the report, which was prepared for a Thursday morning joint budget hearing before the council’s Government Operations and Education committees. “Channeling funds to these initiatives within the amount appropriated by the Council will require a reduction in proposed FY17 employee pay adjustments.”...