Domestic News May 29, 1872

Public Ledger

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Salary Reduction, School Board, Teachers, Public Schools, Education Reform

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee

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School Board considers cutting teachers' already low salaries to cover building costs; opinion piece argues against it, prioritizing education over infrastructure and suggesting cuts start with board officers.

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Reduction of Salaries. - It is canvassed in the School Board to reduce the salaries (already too small) of the teachers employed in the public schools. The reason for so doing is said to be the heavy expenditures made for buildings. Fine school houses are necessary, but bricks should not be traded off for brains. The reduction in salaries of the overworked teachers should be avoided. If any reduction is necessary let it commence at the top, among the officers of the Board. Reforms should start at the right point.

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Education

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Salary Reduction School Board Teachers Public Schools Education Reform

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It is canvassed in the School Board to reduce the salaries (already too small) of the teachers employed in the public schools due to heavy expenditures made for buildings. Fine school houses are necessary, but bricks should not be traded off for brains. The reduction in salaries of the overworked teachers should be avoided. If any reduction is necessary let it commence at the top, among the officers of the Board. Reforms should start at the right point.