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Some people say we need to raise wages because our teachers are so great and hard-working and they deserve it. Others say we need to raise wages because our te
by streptomycin 13y ago
Some people say we need to raise wages because our teachers are so great and hard-working and they deserve it.
Others say we need to raise wages because our teachers aren't good enough and we need higher pay to attract better teachers.
It's kind of an interesting example of how two groups with basically opposite viewpoints can end up supporting the same policies.
- philwelch 13y agoExcept the teachers unions want higher pay and less accountability, so that bad incumbent teachers don't have to give way to better ones.
- humanrebar 13y agoWell, by definition there are more below average teachers than exceptional ones, so it doesn't benefit unions to favor excellent or even promising teachers over terrible ones.