Tuesday, April 21, 2009

What's An Extra $10K?

Random thought: in NYC, some of the charter management organizations tout that they pay their teachers on average $10K more than teachers in DOE schools.
What is the motivation behind the pay boost? Some possible options:

1) Desperation to attract any decent teachers.
2) Direct competition with DOE.
3) Competition for teachers within the charter school landscape.
4) Attempt to gain publicity.

Any thoughts from people in the know?

From my experience and understanding, Boston charter schools generally pay less than BPS and don't pick up as much of the benefits package. Based on published and anecdotal data, Boston charter schools get plenty of applicants without offering the pay boost of some NYC charters.

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