Issue Position: Increase Teacher Salaries

Issue Position

One of the primary factors in educational outcomes is the quality of the teacher in the classroom. Most policies to improve teacher quality are focused on education and monitoring. While these policies have their places, there's a more direct method to attracting people who will be strong teachers while also incentivizing those who are currently teaching to improve: pay them more.

Teacher salaries should be higher, along with the hiring standards and quality expectations. By improving the quality of teacher in our public education system and incentivizing them to improve their craft, educational outcomes will improve.

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