You constantly hear about the plight of the teachers and how they are underpaid and that the schools need more money. The MEA/NEA is constantly tugging on our heartstrings pleading their case for more money for schools. &ldquo;DO IT FOR THE KIDS.&rdquo;<br />
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The truth is that if money could make our kids smarter our kids would be the smartest in the world. With everyone feeling the pain of a depressed economy we must have accountability in our educational.<br />
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The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has posted an article on <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong>www.mackinac.org</strong></em></span> titled <a href="http://www.mackinac.org/13906"><em>&ldquo;<strong>Harbor Beach Teacher Contract Summary&rdquo;</strong></em></a>, By Michael Van Beek, that outlines the wage and benefit packages that the teachers received in the Harbor Beach School System in Michigan&rsquo;s Thumb. To read the story click on the above story link.<br />
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For an additional story from <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 0);"><em><strong>www.educationreport.org</strong></em></span>, on the Harbor Beach Superintendents $300,000.00 salary, click on the following story link. <a href="http://www.educationreport.org/pubs/mer/article.aspx?id=13622"><em><strong>&ldquo;SUPERINTENDENT DEFENDS SALARY</strong></em></a>&rdquo;.<br />
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