Plainview-Old Bethpage teachers accept wage freeze
Photo credit: Amy Onorato | Plainview, a hamlet in the Town of Oyster Bay, began as a farming community and was a major supplier of cucumbers for Heinz and its pickle factories on Long Island. (March 23, 2012)
Teachers in the Plainview-Old Bethpage school district have ratified a contract that includes a four-year salary freeze aimed at helping stem projected budget shortfalls, school officials said Thursday.
"Our teachers recognized the sacrifice they had to make in order to preserve the integrity of our instructional program, and this is really a sacrifice," said district Superintendent Lorna...
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