Math teachers recruited to teach in low-performing schools in Guilford County will receive an additional $9,000 and $10,000 a year in salary, as well as bonuses for meeting student performance goals. It is one of the first programs in the state to implement pay differentials based on factors like subject area, school, and student performance.
Kelvin Spragley, associate executive director of the N.C. Association of Educators, hates the idea. “It’s not fair, and it begins to pit teacher against teacher. All teachers should be paid more, and that will entice more people to the profession in all subjects.”
No, Kevin, life is often not fair and some teachers may be jealous of other teachers. Every work environment encounters these issues, including public schools. And there is no need to entice people in “all subjects” because there is no shortage of teachers in all subjects. English and history teachers are relatively abundant, for example.
