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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m finding it pretty shocking that currently employed DCPS teachers are charging high rates to provide in-person tutoring after school hours, while their union has fought the notion that they return to work. Loads of them working with various tutoring agencies. Something about this rubs me the wrong way - [b]like public resources becoming unofficially but effectively privatized[/b].[/quote

This is the part that really scares me. Similar to how some aftercare programs will operate in school buildings and charge for educating children in those buildings.

Our charter is allowing teachers to work after their completed 30 or 40 hours a week (depending on the employee) but they will have no way to know if teachers are really working 30 to 40 hours a week for the public school before accepting private dollars. I understand the decision, respect why teachers would want to do it, but really really worry about the incentive structure it will create.

I trust our teachers but why wouldn't they want to fit in less salaried teaching and more private hours teaching? Why would they ever want to go back to in person instruction if this virtual only world means they can make much more? It's not their fault but we need policies to make sure it doesn't happen, I think.[/quote]

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