NYC taxpayers could be on the hook for $21M teacher bonuses under Mamdani, UFT class size deal

Source: New York Post

New York City taxpayers may have to pay up to $21 million in bonuses to thousands of teachers as part of a deal easing restrictions on public school class sizes, according to a new analysis released Tuesday. The powerful teachers’ union negotiated pay bumps of up to $8,500 in the upcoming school year beginning in September and $9,500 for the following year for educators in schools being exempt from the class size mandate. This was a concession to the United Federation of Teachers for agreeing to amend the state’s controversial 2022 law to give Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his Department of Education two additional years to meet the caps.