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[quote=Anonymous]People have to remember that the school system and actual county government aren't actually directly related.  The school system does receive funding from the government but acts as it's own entity.

Back when it was voted to give up the pay raises during the downturn in the economy, all county government employees likewise did not receive raises.  I think some city government employees still had raises during those years.

However when the school system reimplemented the raises afterwards, they were the only/first "county" organization to do so.  And it caused controversy and maybe some resentment among other county employees.  Where some would argue why the school system got raises, while others such as firefighters and police officers did not.  So keep in mind to not group county services when talking about the school system's budget.

It's been argued on here back and forth about if teacher salaries are worth it.  One of the arguments that I thought was a good one was that in many jobs, not just teaching jobs, people often work longer hours or put in more than they're officially paid for.

Also if you compare the salaries in Montgomery County Public Schools against the salaries of surrounding counties, it's evident that the employees at Montgomery County are well compensated based on salary alone.  Fairfax County may follow similar scales to Montgomery County.

The issue as another poster in this thread mentioned is that the same benefits are given across the board regardless of performance.  So a teacher who has a class of 75% FARMs students (to use an example of a previous post) will be given the same raise and benefits as someone who might have a cushier and easier job.  This is also a point that some teachers make.  Where some believe that teachers in more of the harder areas should be compensated a little bit more than teachers that don't have to deal with the same issues that they do.[/quote]

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