More money won’t make D.C. schools better
Re: “District teachers ratify contract, healthy pay raise,” June 3
Paying a substandard employee more doesn’t make them more productive or better workers. The same axiom holds true for D.C. teachers. Paying them more won’t make the District’s schools any better.
Howard County has the best school system in Maryland and one of the best in the nation, but teachers there earn less than $60,000 per year on average.
Why are Howard County schools so good? Parents participate, help their kids with homework and other activities, and encourage excellence. Our excellent teachers provide us with guidance so we can better help our kids learn.
All the money in D.C. won’t make the schools any better without parents and teachers who care.
Jeff Underwood
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Parallel between immigration, abortion
Re: “Time to legalize immigration,” June 2
Steve Chapman makes a wonderful point: “Foreigners are going to come here one way or another,” so we should create a legal way for them to work and pay taxes in the U.S. without having to endure a death-defying trek across the desert.
I agree. This same argument has been made before about another important issue. Women will have abortions one way or another, so it makes much more sense for them to be safe and legal.
Tanya Spann Roche
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Unlike senators, prosecutors must be honest
Re: “Blumenthal misdirects over Vietnam lies,” May 18
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal should resign because a chief prosecutor should not be a prevaricator, particularly with respect to military service.
However, Blumenthal may remain a candidate for the U.S. Senate. If elected, he would join others with questionable integrity. Does anyone really think that our senators are the best, brightest and most honest of our 300 million citizens?
Joseph P. Carrigan
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