I am told the definition of insanity is to repeat a process and expect different outcomes...or something like that. We in Missouri have a flawed public education system~SLPS is unaccredited and Kansas City is on the verge of collapse itself. We have already doubled the amount of money we spend on education and we see no real improvement. So to increase funding again and expect a different outcome truly is insane, yet that's what some would ask of us.
Instead, let's look at successful alternatives across the coutry that have worked in advancing children's academic performance. Merit Pay for Teachers Improves Student Achievement in Arkansas. Here's their message to our legislators and to others who wish to tweak the public education system:
"We hope policymakers will take a look at our findings and be open to the possibility of merit pay as one strategy by which teachers' salaries could be used as a policy lever to recruit, retain, and reward effective teachers," Ritter said.
Recruiting and retaining quality teachers is one good solid step to supporting our children's futures by delivering the quality education they are promised and have a right to.
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