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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Watchdog group blasts superintendent's $210,000 contract

Is $210,000 too much to pay school superintendents?

Is a school superintendent worth as much money as a corporate CEO?

What does a superintendent bring to a school district? Do they raise test scores? Do they raise graduation rates? Do they make students smarter?

Does working in the public sector, funded entirely by taxpayer dollars, mean you should make as much money as a counterpart in the private sector?

These are some of the questions that come to mind after reading an article in The West Chester Daily Local News about a superintendent in Chester County who is slated to get a raise this year that will bring her base salary to $210,112. And when you factor in all the other perks, the compensation package is a lot more lucrative.

Eliminating property taxes is one big step in reforming the way Pennsylvania funds public schools. But you still have the issue of teacher strikes and outrageous contracts given to school administrators.

Read the full story, "Watchdog group blasts school chief's new contract" in today's Daily Local News.

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