Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110304:11:05:00
Article he says the united states spends $50 billion a year on automatic salary increases based on teacher seniority. but seniority seems to have no effect on student achievement. he questions spending $15 billion a year on so-called salary bumps for teachers who get advanced degrees. he says such raises have almost no impact on achievement. the head of the nation's largest teachers union vehemently disagreed. >> i was a high school math teacher for 23 years. i can guarantee you that what i took as part my master's degree program in mathematics made a difference to me as a teacher. >> reporter...