On Fri, 19 Nov 2010, The Chronicle of Higher Education was cited saying
> Duncan: Rewarding Teachers for Master's Degrees Is Waste of Money
> November 19, 2010, 2:11 pm
> In a speech at an American Enterprise Institute forum on Wednesday, the
> secretary of education, Arne Duncan, said state and local governments
> should rethink their policies of giving pay raises to teachers who have
> master's degrees because evidence suggests that the degree alone does
> not improve student achievement. The remark was part of a speech about
> ways lawmakers can use current budget shortfalls to make public schools
> more productive. Mr. Duncan has consistently advocated tying teacher pay
> to student performance, but he has rarely taken shots at credentialing
> programs.
Holy fucking shit. He appalled me 4 times in the first 2 sentences. That's gotta be some kinda record even in These Our Times.
Michael