Gov. Perdue Backs Better Pay For Principals, Teachers

Gov. Sonny Perdue is backing measures that would bolster the pay of high school principals, new math and science teachers and veteran instructors. The measures would give high school principals a $10,000 bonus based on the school's graduation rate and test scores. Another proposal would give a pay raise of up to 15 percent to teachers willing to serve as "instructional leaders" to their peers. And a third proposal would give new math and science teachers the same salary as a fifth-year teacher.

(Associated Press)