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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is unbelievable sad for me to read. I mean, seriously?

Only a 10k difference between someone without a degree and someone with a Masters........WOW[/quote]

No study has shown that a teacher with a master's degree is in any way better than one without. So why should they even be paid that much more?  (Good teachers should be paid well, better than they are, but their salaries shouldn't be based on years of experience or if they have a master's degre.)[/quote]

So how would you judge them as "good" ?  Test scores?  What about early childhood teachers?  Standardized testing (NCLB mandate) doesn't start until third grade.

Give us your thoughts. [/quote]

Sure - student achievement (growth, not just cut-offs like NCLB), observations by leadership, peer reviews/observations, portfolio evaluations, additional responsibilities taken on (career ladder).  There are many ways to evaluate teacher performance. They all have their own issues (e.g., testing issues you mentioned, resources/time for peer reviews, etc.). But nothing shows that a master's makes a better teacher. Seems to me that schools should focus on trying to figure out how to evaluate teachers better, rather than throwing money at teachers for getting a master's when they know it doesn't make any difference for students.  It just costs taxpayers thousands more for the same quality of teacher; sometimes it's a great teacher and sometimes it's not, but that has nothing to do with whether they have a graduate degree. [/quote]

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