Todd Talk: San Francisco Teachers Strike Over Pay and Performance
A 60-second conservative commentary with humor and heart.
My friends, teachers in San Francisco are on strike because a 10% raise apparently isn’t enough. They also want 100% premium health coverage for themselves and their families. The district says it simply can’t afford that. The average salary there is $103,000.
Meanwhile, only about half of students are proficient in math and English. I fully understand not every problem rests on a teacher’s shoulders, but when we use the word teacher, we’re implying learning is happening. If only half the kids are learning, should we ignore the results and just write bigger checks? Compensation follows performance. Some teachers are worth far more than $103,000. Others aren’t worth a fraction of that. The solution isn’t entitlement or strikes. It’s results — and rewarding those who produce them.
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