When Schools Assign Substitutes the Wrong Status, the Error Suppresses Their Pay
Long-term subs stay with the same classes and can serve like full-time teachers. New York City schools misclassify them — so their pay doesn’t reflect that.
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“Once you file, you’re essentially blacklisted at a school.”
“You want to use money to hire more teachers, more supplies, or to get air conditioners. Nobody even thinks of subs.”
“That very term ‘substitute’ reeks of second-class citizenship.”
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