Guest Column: Change in Teachers' Health-Care Provider Breaks Pact

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To maintain the quality of life we have all come to expect in Anne Arundel County, we must be willing to pay the price to attract and retain qualified instructors in the classroom.

Maryland is the fifth-wealthiest state in the country. Anne Arundel County is the third-wealthiest county in the state. Yet our starting teacher salary ranks 14th in the state. We fare better at the upper end of the scale, though we are now quickly slipping from a respectable ranking.

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Guest Column: Change in Teachers' Health-Care Provider Breaks Pact

In the last few years, salary has not been a magnet for attracting and retaining excellent teachers, though we continue to fight for competitive compensation. Many teachers remain in our school s...

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