In education, I'm going to try to find what works. One…
“In education, I'm going to try to find what works. One thing I want to do is improve the quality of teachers. There are a lot of people who want to go into teaching; it's fundamentally a very fulfilling profession. But people don't feel they have financial support. We pay starting teachers in particular too little to attract the quality people that we need. I want to make it easier for good people who want to go into teaching to do that.”
About This Quote
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Calls for better teacher pay and support to attract quality educators.
In simple terms: Improve teacher pay to attract better teachers.
Advocate for higher teacher salaries.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- school budgeting
- policy advocacy
- teacher recruitment
- professional development
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What incentives besides pay attract teachers?
- How can funding be reallocated effectively?
Budget constraints may limit increases.