[alloysteel]

“Underpaid” may have been an adjective that could have been applied in the 1980’s, but the contract then was to take the lower wage in exchange for a fast track to job security.

Once tenure was reached, it became practically impossible to dislodge a tenacious leech personality, regardless of degradation of teaching effectiveness. This made the demographic prime pickings for union organizing, whining about “poor pay”, and whipsawing various local school boards for more concessions and broader benefits, only one of which was “parity” in wages. Fact is, most of these “professionals” would have been bounced from one job to another for years before they would have settled into a comfortable position in terms of wages balanced against actual effort put in on the job.

The really poor teachers are “kicked upstairs” to a non-contact job in “administration”. And a raise in pay.

[the808bass]

The really poor teachers are “kicked upstairs” to a non-contact job in “administration”. And a raise in pay.

Lolz @ the "non-contact."

[cripplecreek]

Once tenure was reached, it became practically impossible to dislodge a tenacious leech personality, regardless of degradation of teaching effectiveness.

Jackson teacher accused of doctoring test data appeals charges that could lead to his termination

The charges allege that McClellan altered the NWEA test scores of at least 13 Parkside students from fall 2012 to spring 2013 to reflect student growth that wasn’t there.

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Documents in his personnel file also show McClelland was reprimanded in February 2011 for impersonating JPS Superintendent Dan Evans in “sexually and racially graphic emails” sent from his school computer to other district employees. Copies of those emails also are contained in his personnel file.