Should Kansas City Public School District Pay Teachers More Despite Terrible Test Scores?!?

KCPS confronts a tragic dilemma . . . 

SHOULD TEACHERS EARN FINANCIAL REWARDS DESPITE PERFORMANCE FAIL?!?

Throughout the suspension of full accreditation and even after its return . . . KCPS student test scores have remained abysmal.  Yet the argument to reward teachers for this tragic state of affairs persists . . .

In the Kansas City area, teachers average a starting pay of $38,000, while other area districts start pay at $40,000.

Almost all the districts in the KC metro are above that $38,000, but you move out 30 minutes away from KC, and there are several school districts where that would make a significant difference in keeping teachers, Missouri State Teachers Association spokesman Todd Fuller said.

In the service of accuracy . . . 

A greater focus on student safety might also help do the trick.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City Public Schools district working to increase teachers pay

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Monday, Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II called on Gov. Mike Parson to boost teacher pay in the Show Me State. Cleaver asked Parson to use some of the state's budget surplus to increase pay for teachers in Missouri. It's something voters in Lee's Summit are being proactive about.