A D.C. Public Schools teacher contract announced Wednesday would cost the cash-strapped city $140 million through 2012, while allowing the pay of some classroom educators to soar to nearly $150,000.
Mayor Adrian Fenty, speaking alongside giddy school and union officials, defended the cost increases, even as the city faces a $523 million shortfall.
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