That excuse, which the board and the administration rely on regularly to defend the school system's shortcomings, is growing tiresome. First, the board and the administration find the money to pay lavish salaries to people who don't contribute one iota to educating children. Such salaries are common among the bureaucrats at the School Board building, which, of course, is located on valuable riverfront property. I suppose the Legislature ordered huge salaries for bureaucrats and next to nothing for teachers. I'm sure I insulted the board members by suggesting they would work for so little.
Politicians respond to loud noises.
If enough people would yell and scream that teachers salaries need to be competitive to attract qualified people into the profession, they would listen. Instead, we get whimpers from those who should be blowing the bugle. Yes, you have entered the Twilight Zone. Enter words describing a concept or keywords.