Paying people that are currently teachers more does not improve their performance. But, the pool of people willing to take up the profession of teaching increa

Paying people that are currently teachers more does not improve their performance. But, the pool of people willing to take up the profession of teaching increases if the pay is higher. Where I taught, teachers with only a bachelors degree maxed out at $60,000 a year after 15 years of teaching (you could get that up to $80,000 if you got a doctorate). I was earning less than half of that. After teaching for a year, I quit to take an entry level programming job and was suddenly making more than I would have ever made as a teacher and my job was physically and emotionally much easier. I probably wasn't going to be a great teacher. But how many great teachers exist but can't/won't take a job that pays so little? Right now schools hire the best candidate willing to work for so little. I'd like to see them start filling up with the best candidates.