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Snake Alchemist

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13. I don't see what the problem is.

Reply to HereSince1628 (Reply #11)

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 10:48 AM

Jan 2012

If your county or district has a lower median income than your teachers get a bump in their salaries to incentivize them to stay there. If politicians want to bring down the schools, let them try to bring ALL of them down. Then you'd see some real political backlash.

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It is time to NATIONALIZE the schools! [View all] Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 OP

confused by your teacher-salary suggestions DrDan Jan 2012 #1

It would be interesting in a Federal system how seniority and retirement would work ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #3

exactly - like punishing a teacher for pursuing a further degree DrDan Jan 2012 #7

Bingo. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #8

You could factor in education and experience, but you have to incentivize people to work Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #4

ok - so a voluntary assignment in a lower-income area would provide extra pay DrDan Jan 2012 #9

It sounds similar to me to what happened in the univ. housing office I worked at The Genealogist Jan 2012 #31

I think you are a little behind the times. ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #2

Maybe not, but it eventually has to happen. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #5

In California, there are not major disparities since the state is the primary funding source ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #12

So there is no diffence in funding per county/school district? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #14

it's not just the $ alc Jan 2012 #6

I guarantee that if you equalized the money that you would have the 1% fighting for better Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #10

Not seeing that in California ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2012 #15

May be too small a pool. I think nationally would be more effective. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #16

Do you really think that the 1% are sending their kids to public schools? exboyfil Jan 2012 #18

You are right. Probably more like the 5% or 10%. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #11

I don't see what the problem is. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #23

The problem is that is seems like rural schools are worse than their urban counterparts. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #27

I think nationalization would also help even out the curriculum Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #28

That's one of the things I think that the feds would likely botch, HereSince1628 Jan 2012 #29

Yeah, those Okies and Jayhawks don't need no kemstry learnin. nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #30

How does nationalization achieve this? brooklynite Jan 2012 #19

Do we know for a fact that all funding is equal in these schools exboyfil Jan 2012 #20

Yeah, lets reinvent the wheel. Problem with schools is the right wing attacks since the late 1970's. kickysnana Jan 2012 #21

I would normally agree, but not with Arne and his crop of ed-deformers running the show. liskddksil Jan 2012 #22

Exactly the problem and will always be the problem. former9thward Jan 2012 #24