A group calling itself the Coalition of Concerned Teachers has rejected a 15 per cent allowance offered striking teachers by the government last week. The group says the 15 percent retention premium government offered to end the strike is woefully inadequate and cannot provide teachers with any significant improvement in their standard of living. Teachers across the country had been demonstrating against discrepancies that arose from their migration onto the new pay policy - Single Spine Salary Scheme. They said the adjustments offered in the new pay policy were negligible and demanded better conditions of service. Government and the leadership of the two main teachers' associations - Ghana National Association Teachers (GNAT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) - came to a consensus on Friday with government agreeing to a 15 percent retention premium. At a rally Monday in Kumasi, members of the Coalition said the leadership of the two main teachers groups must resign within 72 hours for not representing the interest of teachers adequately. Joy News correspondent Ohemeng Tawiah reports that the teachers have expressed anger at the way they have been treated over the years by successive governments and are therefore calling on the Mills-led administration to turn its attention to the plight of teachers. Story by Derick Romeo Adogla/Myjoyonline.com/Ghana