Tag: K-12 Education
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Tax incentives to encourage future generations of qualified teachers
Unfortunately, teaching is one of the most thankless professions. Low pay, high student to teach ratio, and lack of resources plague school districts across the country. In order to encourage qualified people to enter the field of K-12 education: Federal Tax break for teachers (with minimum of bachelors degree) and to teaching assistants who are…
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Standardized testing in K-12 schools
End to No Child Left Behind and other broad testing initiatives. We want teachers to teach children, not teach children only to pass a specific test. Standardized testing of students in public schools will continue, but the results will not be used to penalize lower performing districts by withholding funds. Low-performing districts may be offered…