No one is mandating merit pay.
Schools and districts and unions are working together on some really innovative things.
The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree.
States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.
Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low-paying and not prestigious enough.
When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children.
Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around.
State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for higher education. Colleges, in turn, answer these funding cuts with tuition hikes.
