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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thought this was also a way for the field to become more elite and attract candidates they couldn't attract before. And when that happens, salaries might go up, the profession could get its due respect and attract competitive candidates. Raise the bar so to speak.[/quote]

Well, first it would cut out the number of people able to be certified (because they couldn't pass the bar exam).   That would create a shortage of teachers and therefore school districts would need to raise salaries... but where would they get the money to do so?   They would need to raise taxes which in this economy really would be a tough sell.  The general public would say "We think our teachers are good enough -- we don't want to raise property taxes".  They would vote down property tax increases.   So schools couldn't raise salaries.   So now school districts would be stuck -- they can't hire new teachers but they have vacancies... so they would need to hire substitute teachers.[/quote]

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