Schools taking a cue from business

So what kind of teachers could a school get if it paid them $125,000 a year? Don’t ask anyone who signs the checks in any school around our region. They’ll probably say something like, “O, about three or four!”

It really is interesting how tolerant our society is of expected rates of teacher pay. We all know some teachers who weren’t worth paying minimum wage, and we’ve known some whose performance is literally difficult to put a price on. Well, a New York City public charter school is giving a big salary boost a try in an effort to attract better talent. With employment-at-will and expected longer hours for these teachers, the New York effort sounds like the employment reality of MUS parents.