Statewide Salary Rates in Public Schools: Pros and Cons Having a statewide salary schedule will benefit those inner city and rural school districts, which have a lower tax base. This would allow them to attract qualified candidates on par with wealthier school districts. It would also bene...

Unprepared Graduates Why is it that nearly 30 percent of college freshmen have to take some type of remedial class? These extra courses are costing Tennessee tax payers millions of dollars a year to keep up and running. Some students would say that they do not take test well, despite...