On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:03:08 -0500, Frank
wrote:

The system is rigged in favor of the teachers and their union.
The union supported school board members are the ones elected to the
school boards.

Yep.

_Fran Tarkenton: Treat teachers like quarterbacks_

By Mike MullenWed., Oct. 5 2011 at 8:06 AM
Categories: Education

"..."Teachers' salaries," Tarkenton writes, "have no relation to
whether teachers are actually good at their job -- excellence isn't
rewarded, and neither is extra effort."

[...]

"..Beyond compensation issues, the muscle of teachers' unions is often
employed to keep failing teachers on staff, Tarkenton writes:

After a teacher earns tenure, which is often essentially automatic,
firing him or her becomes almost impossible, no matter how bad the
performance might be. And if you criticize the system, you're
demonized for hating teachers and not believing in our nation's
children."

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/10/public_school_teachers_unions_fran_tarkenton_merit _pay.php