Education group on DC plan: Teachers want more than money in choosing their schools
WASHINGTON — The National Education Association has responded to a District of Columbia proposal to give city teachers a bonus to transfer to underachieving schools by saying money is not what motivates great educators.
Association President Dennis van Roekel says his group has conducted focus groups on what gets a teacher to leave one building for another, and “money is not” the determining factor.
“The most common answer is, ‘I want a real good principal, a leader,’” van Roekel told The Washington Times. “A good principal is like a magnet; a bad principal is like same poles.”
Legislation before the D.C. Council would offer a $10,000 bonus and other financial incentives to “highly effective” teachers who agree to transfer to “high-need” schools. Sixteen states offer similar programs with various incentives, including tax breaks and
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