DEL.ICIO.USPerdue pushes higher pay for educators
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday called for lawmakers to support bonuses for principals of schools that show consistent improvement and for merit pay for top teachers.
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Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue speaks at the 2009 Eggs and Issues Breakfast sponsored by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta TuesdayJan. 13, 2009.
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During a speech to business leaders, Perdue also promised higher pay for new math and science teachers in hopes of getting more students to prepare to teach those subjects.
Perdue, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and House Speaker Glenn Richardson (R-Hiram) talked about their plans for the 2009 legislative session, which opened this week, during addresses at the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Eggs & Issues Breakfast.
Besides promising merit pay and bonuses in education, Perdue said he will push legislation making it more difficult for people to sue bio-tech companies in Georgia. He also said he will back legislation making people who sue companies pay legal fees if their lawsuits are dismissed early in the legal process, a measure aimed at reducing the number of frivolous lawsuits.
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