Paying for Better Math and Science Teachers

Coryoth writes "While California is suffering from critical shortage of mathematics and science teachers, Kentucky is considering two bills that would give explicit financial incentives to math and science students and teachers. The first bill would provide cash incentives to schools to run AP math and science classes, and cash scholarships to students who did well on AP math and science exams. The second bill provides salary bumps for any teachers with degrees in math or science, or who score well in teacher-certification tests in math, chemistry and physics. Is such differentiated pay the right way to attract science graduates who can make much more in industry, or is it simply going to breed discontent among teachers?"

Re:We have a winner!

[kjkeefe]

DING DING DING to the parent!!!

Re:Here is a thought

[X_Bones]

Sure, you dumbed down your curriculum to a 5th grade level, but you're school scored 100!

ah, irony...

Re:We have a winner!

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, that's an OR, she can't do both.

I think you mean XOR.

Re:We have a winner!

[Lawrence_Bird]

You do realize the Teacher Union mafia will be coming to get you now, don't you? Sure there are some places where teachers may really be underpaid, but on the whole they are paid about as well as the rest of the population. When you factor in the lifestyle (summer off, winter break), maybe it is not such a bad deal. But just don't say that to any Mom with kids in school, you'll have your balls cut off before you even finish.