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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at all. Multiple teachers leaving on an ongoing basis during the school year definitely suggests a systemic issue with the school.[/quote]

Usually the above is correct.

One way someone well off can have an impact - at some schools - is to fund a dedicated endowment for a STEM teacher at a higher than typical level and stipulate specific minimum academic criteria.  Contrived example: The John Smith Math Instructor position, with a salary supplement beyond usual, but requiring that the incumbent must have an MS in Mathematics or PhD in Mathematics from an accredited university.  “John Smith” might be name of donor or the name of a beloved and effective math teacher who already retired.

I could never do this because we are not wealthy, but I have seen it done at established K-12 schools in a different metro.

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MS/PHD/ and other educational markers don't equate to good teaching. One of the worse math teachers I ever had had advanced degrees in math and had previously worked for NASA. I couldn't understand a thing he taught that year.[/quote]

I agree. But that doesn’t mean that if you hire psychologists or biologists as math teachers they will excel at teaching. [/quote]

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