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Originally posted by SuperSister
my personal opinion is that there should be more rigid standards in the hiring and yearly review of teacher performance, but on the other hand the starting salary should also be more than what it is . . . especially considering how much of their own money a starting teacher has to spend on supplies that the school won't or can't pay for.
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Amen, Emmi! I also would love to see more stringent requirements for substitute teachers (in our area they need not be anything but T.B. free, practically) and therefore higher pay for them (currently it's only $55/day). This would benefit the teachers whose classes would be taught by professionals while they're out and would allow certified/licensed teachers to make some sort of living while they're subbing in hopes of getting a full time position. But, alas, budgets just aren't what they should be...there are soooo many more items an increase in the budget for education would pay for!
Ahem...back to the regularly scheduled topic.