Regarding John Young’s thought-provoking June 24 column (“Self-fulfillment of ‘failure’ “): Were school systems to offer merit pay to master teachers choosing to work in “failing” schools, far more teachers would welcome that challenge. Teacher-union resistance to common-sense public-school reform increases the appeal of private-school vouchers.
Robert Holland ([email protected]) is senior fellow for education policy at The Heartland Institute.
Robert G. Holland
Robert Holland, a journalist and author who has championed school choice throughout his career, is a Heartland Institute Senior Fellow addressing education policy.
