Court rejects teacher pay rules/Fixing gaps may inflate Tenn. budget
NASHVILLE - The way Tennessee figures its teacher pay is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The court said lawmakers must put in place a mechanism to equalize teacher pay across the state, narrowing the gap between salaries in rural and urban districts.
The decision could have far-reaching impact, including inflating a state budget that lawmakers just balanced this summer by raising the state sales tax.
Because the case is over a state constitutional issue, the state Supreme Court ruling is not subject to appeal.
the court didn't say anything about increasing the pie, did they? So you take the same pie (the total $ amount paid to teachers) and slice it up into "equal" shares. There should be zero impact on the state budget.
As for TennCare, if that nightmare is mercifully closed down and the state's parasite population is returned to the Medicaid establishment, there is no "reinstatement" to worry about.