Opinion

Cutting teacher pay won't improve schools

Posted September 29, 2015 1:00 am

The Romanowskis' letter of Sept. 26 caught my attention. In it they stated they have not had a child in public education for 23 years. They did not mention how many children they had and how many years of public education their children received.

I did not have a child attending a public school until I was 65 years old, so through my taxes, I contributed to the cost of their children's education for over 40 years. It never occurred to me to complain about where that portion of my tax bill went.

I have always believed in affordable education for everyone. I have seen the statistics of where we rank with the rest of the world and that is disappointing, but I am totally satisfied with my kid's school and teachers.

Answers to better education may begin at home, but no improvement is going to come with chopping away at teachers' salaries. At least not the teachers my son has had so far.

Dave Sebastian

Des Plaines

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