 teachers skin in the game  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 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 the mackinac center for public policy has posted an article on wwwmackinacorg titled  ldquo  harbor beach teacher contract summary rdquo   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 for an additional story from wwweducationreportorg  on the harbor beach superintendents 30000000 salary click on the following story link  ldquo superintendent defends salary  rdquo 245  teachers skin the game  