Comments on: Scott Calls For $2,500 Raise For All Teachers

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:07:28 +0000

Whatever…In “my” opinion, “public” (not private) school teachers, emergency response personnel, and the military SHOULD be one of the highest paid “jobs” out there!

Thankless jobs that everyone complains about. Make them the highest paying jobs, and you will be able to have a huge pool of very qualified individuals to fill those positions!

By: curious

curious — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:12:34 +0000

Teachers hace gotten several raises/bonuses when bus drivers did not.

By: bama

bama — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:27:31 +0000

But he better give the custodians,bus drivers and lunch workers a raise too.Because we pay 3% and have not a one in 2 years.

By: Bad teacher!!!

Bad teacher!!! — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:35:18 +0000

BAD teachers don’t deserve a raise…in fact…they need a pay cut…

GOOD teachers deserve a raise…make it a merit raise…but ALL teachers DO NOT deserve a raise…

The BAD teachers are worthless…GOOD teachers are worth their weight in gold.

By: Another State worker

Another State worker — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:17:04 +0000

Where is the pay raise for the rest of the State empoyees? We have not has a raise in 7 years, but still have to pay the 3% into our retirement, pay the increases for health insurance and pay the increases in the cost of living. Seems only fair that if you’re going to give one set of State employees a raise that it should be done across the board.

By: County Employee

County Employee — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:41:30 +0000

Other state and county workers have had to pay into the 3 percent of their salaries into their pension plans and absorb a 2 percent increase in the federal social security tax. Not even cost of living raises each year, no raises in several years. Just not fair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: bill

bill — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:31:01 +0000

The Flim Flam man first says that teachers are getting too good a deal on pensions and docks them 3% to go to the pension fund. Now he says they need a raise, which they do, but that goes against everything he’s been telling us for years. I guess he has really made the transition from Flim Flam man to double talking politician.

By: Not Surprised

Not Surprised — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:35:50 +0000

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! It’s time to prepare for re-election. Does he really believe that the public that he serves cannot see through this? Surely no one will fall for this even if he does give raises. He has got to go!!!

By: notafan

notafan — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:17:08 +0000

I am a County employee who has not had a raise in OVER 4 years. I have nothing against teachers, congratulations, you deserve it!, but what the h*** Mr. Scott! I need to put food on my table, gas in my car to get to work and still be able to afford to have you to continue to take retirement out of my check and put it in my FRS each pay period. Where is my $2500.00 a year raise Mr. Scott? Unbelievable.

By: of course

of course — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:52:23 +0000

i agree with ProudArmyParent corrections has continually done more with less. To the point where it is almost dangerous. Please Mr Scott, dont forget about those who work for DOC, we’ve earned it!