$1B in teacher compensation under attack
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is taking aim at the more than $1 billion California school districts spend each year in extra pay to teachers with master's degrees, a core feature of teacher compensation in California and the nation.
In addition to step increases based on years on the job, getting a master's degree is one of the few ways teachers can boost their salaries. A handful of school districts nationally are experimenting with paying teachers based more on teacher evaluations rather than on seniority and advances degrees, but these efforts have yet to
