In a surprise development, the Vancouver school district says it might abandon its two-week spring break and return to a one-week break next year because one of its teacher unions is insisting on compensation for teachers-on-call (TOC).
The TOC savings are the main reason the two-week spring breaks are so attractive to school districts. Vancouver saves about $100,000 a day for each of the five days, mostly because it doesn’t have to hire substitute teachers. ...
