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AFT’s Weingarten: “This agreement ensures that teacher voice, quality and experience are aligned with increased professionalism and better compensation.”
WASHINGTON—By a healthy margin, members of the Newark (N.J.) Teachers Union tonight ratified a tentative agreement with the Newark Public Schools that recognizes the importance of teacher voice, experience and the professional work teachers do.
The ratification vote was originally scheduled for Oct. 29 but delayed due to Superstorm Sandy. “After what we were hearing in schools after they opened, we realized that people understood the contract and that is reflected in this vote,” said Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, the NTU’s national affiliate.