The Lens – Heading For A Cage Match On Local Control Of Teacher Salaries
“It’s why you can add more money and it doesn’t feel like you improve services,” Jami Lund said. Lund is a senior policy analyst at the Freedom Foundation. “Everyone knows that the law restricts this practice, but nobody has called foul on it before,” he added. Lund explained that RCW 28A.400.200 makes it illegal for local school districts to pay teacher salaries greater than what the current state formula for basic education provides, except in circumstances where the TRI provision clearly applies through expansion of workloads via added time, responsibilities or incentives.
AZ Central – Arizona Sued Over Ban On Cities Mandating Paid Sick Leave
The Freedom Foundation, a conservative think tank in DC, concluded in a report that businesses forced to implement paid sick leave often decrease other employee benefits and hours and raise prices to offset the costs.
