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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hopefully, we an attract and retain great talent in Prince George's County.  I did not know the average salary for a teacher in the county is around $63K a year.  I was thinking a lot less.[/quote]

Pay isn't the problem in PG.  The pay is competitive with other counties in the state.

The argument that schools fail because teachers don't get paid enough just falls flat in PG.  I wonder if they do exit surveys when teachers leave.  My guess is that pay isn't the issue.  For one, it could be overcrowded classrooms, not enough support, or unruly children.

I think the money would be better spent hiring more teachers and giving all of them smaller classrooms.

But we'll keep on this path and nothing will improve.

You can pay the teachers a six-figure salary, but if they've got 35 out-of-control kids in a classroom, you're not going to see performance improve.  Sure, you'll get the teachers to stick around, but teacher retention is pointless if the teachers you are retaining are not improving the performance of the kids in their classroom.[/quote]

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