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Cablevision sues Viacom for forcing it to pay for channels no one wants
Cablevision today filed a federal lawsuit against Viacom, claiming that the media company has forced it to pay for “14 lesser-watched ancillary networks its customers do not want” in order to keep…
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Rather than show some leadership and hire someone new, board president David Bates wanted to retain both of the existing superintendents from the now defunct districts. The main rationale given besides the fact that they were familiar with the schools and staffs, the board would have to pay both of them the remainder of their contracts for up to 3 more years anyway.
However, at the same time the contracts of all the staff unions including teachers and support staff have been cancelled because districts that negotiated them will no longer exist at the end of the current school year. Apparently there is nothing in the superintendent contracts that explicitly says they must be paid if the district no longer exists.
So why would the new consolidated district be able to cancel union contracts but not administrators? For financially struggling school districts, paying administrators $200,000 a year, this is a big chunk of money when everyone else is being forced to sacrifice at the same time.
Ypsilanti’s new school district retains 2 superintendents and hires WISD for leadership
Ypsilanti resident Maria Cotera urges the joint Board of Education to select one superintendent Monday night during a public comment session prior to the board …
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