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- New York requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are AFT union members.
- 62,807 teachers
Student demographics
- 972,325 students
- 71% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 180 for elementary; 178 for secondary |
| Additional teacher work days: | 7 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 3.5% |
| Starting salary: | $51,650 |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $108,811; MA+30; 22 |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | state |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | Once a year |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 10+ (10 sick, plus days for illness due to children's diseases & allergic reaction from a skin test [see footnote], 3 of which can be used for personal business) |
| Years to tenure: |  |