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jekomo OP t1_jbt3z9o wrote

Reply to comment by Euphoric-March-8159 in How can we attract more people into the teaching profession? by jekomo

As long as property taxes are tied to salaries, I think this is very difficult. I’ve been through 4 or 5 contract negotiation cycles, and even a 0.5-2% average raise can receive major pushback and stalls settlement. I know PSEA is pushing for a minimum starting salary of $60,000, which could help. I think Maryland has done this.

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Blaze987 t1_jbtjcdp wrote

Yeah, property taxes are the worst way to fund schools. It causes extreme disparity between areas. That and I personally believe property tax is the most unjust tax.

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IamSauerKraut t1_jbtwbmf wrote

>property taxes are the worst way to fund schools

Folks always focus on property taxes but property taxes only provide some of the revenue stream. Let's also look at the earned income tax. Places where the average household income is above $100k gain quite a bit in collected EIT whereas places where the average household income is 50k or less end up having to do without. Maybe give less state aid to the better off places and give more to those places with more resources?

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IamSauerKraut t1_jbtvwws wrote

When many districts start at 42k, 60k is a bit much. I know things stretched out a bit thanks to the trump virus, but let's be real here.

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