Teachers pension reform bill likely dead

Political considerations appear to trump needs of school districts such as Unionville as state Senate, House clash over bill By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Republican and Democratic legislators were unable to reach deal on teacher pensions, dumping the issue back in the laps of local school boards, such as Unionville's. Political gamesmanship — and a fight over taxes for the Marcellus...

Little progress in Unionville teacher contract talks

‘Candid’ exchange of reasoning, improved tone, offer some optimism By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Tuesday night's contract negotiations on a new teachers deal made little progress. EAST MARLBOROUGH — Negotiators report little progress during Tuesday night’s contract talks between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers’ union. While the three-hour plus...

Reaching for the middle ground on teachers’ talks

UCF contract talks leave parents, students, taxpayers in increasing war of words By Mike McGann, Editor, Unionville Times At some point in the conversation, you have to get past posturing and get down to problem solving. Like taxpayers, parents and others with a direct stake in the ongoing negotiations between the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and its teachers’ union, the Unionville-Chadds...