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We support using stimulus dollars to raise teacher salaries, particularly for beginning teachers and second-stage professionals with 4 years ... That would spur consumption much more than raising teacher salaries. So in that sense, no, raising teachers salaries would not be good because it misses the point of fiscal stimulus...
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Would elevating teachers' salaries to the level of engineers' mean that the quality of teaching would match that of engineering (Week in Review, Aug. 8)? Not if teacher education remains unchanged. Engineers are taught according to settled science.
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This problem is spurred by teacher salaries that continue to fall behind inflation and fail to measure up against professions with comparable skills, and a high teacher turnover rate. One in three teachers leaves the profession within the first three years, and 50 percent leave within five years.
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But many experts question whether raising teacher salaries, by itself, will translate into better educational performance. And some conservatives maintain that this push for higher pay is an attempt by powerful teachers unions to line their members' pockets at taxpayer expense.
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While many people argue for raising them, I’d say it’s the way you raise them that is most important. You need to raise potential salaries the most for the highest performers, measure performance intelligently, and create promotional opportunities to really see benefits from pay raises. ... Anyway, I’m not a teacher.
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Richardson's plan would have a domino effect, lasting long after those first-year teachers get higher salaries. Once starting salaries are higher, the cost of percentage-based raises each year goes up. His plan would likely affect some states more than others since it calls for raising the national average. ... Teacher Magazine...
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Teacher salaries ; Salaries vary widely from district to district. A first-year teacher at Platte Canyon is paid $30,982 for 185 work days. That's the equivalent of 37 weeks of work, or 74 percent of a 50-week work year.
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This article I find relevance in the progress of Kentucky and thought I would make it public on the web. We can find the money our teachers and students deserve it,Richards said. Republican Gov. ... Leave a comment...
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"There is an undeniable correlation between teacher salaries and resources given to teachers and student achievement," he said. ... "Is somebody going to tell me that a teacher is better after 11 years than a teacher was after five? I've never seen any research to prove that," he said.
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Salaries of superintendents and other school workers are discussed as morale factors. Suggestions are offered for raising teacher salaries. ...
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