Reformy Logic
I really do mean it when I say that many in the corporate reform movement appear not to have thought their arguments through. For example: I took another look at "Restructuring Teacher Pay to Reward Excellence" from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and found this:
As painful as the recession has been onschool districts, it provides a usefulopportunity to reexamine how money is spent.
When negotiating new teacher contracts, most districts, no doubt, are focusing discussions on avertingwage freezes and massive layoffs. But prudent districts—those looking for long-term solutions to budgetproblems as well as those seeking to more fairly compensate the most effective teachers—are reconsideringthe traditional salary schedule, which rewards teachers for years of experience and graduate credits.