I recently wrote about the misalignment of the step and lane single salary schedule with student outcomes. I also wrote about the historical reasons for the single salary schedule, and noted that it brought about positive change in the early 1900s.
In our current day and age, we know that attracting, rewarding, and retaining Great Teachers is critical if we want to have great schools. In today’s post we will look at four talent challenges that school systems face. And we see how a single salary schedule gets in the way of addressing those challenges. Continue reading