Bait and Switch In DC

What could be wrong with Michelle Rhee's proposed $70,000 per year teacher pay increase, in return for a year of probation?  Lots, as it turns out. First off, the plan doesn't include a neutral party in the due process role, which could endanger teachers.  Second, it would undercut contracts throughout the country.  Last but not least, there's no guarantee the resources would last.  And then what?  Would Rhee perpetually pass the hat for permanent wage increases? Bonuses and salary increases for teachers have a strange way of drying up after a few years.  -- John Thompson