Although many people agreed that using average teacher salaries as opposed to actual
teacher salaries hid inequities within a district, many defenders of the WSF system
argued that using actual teacher pay as a criterion would cause principals to be biased
against hiring more experienced teachers in favor of younger, less expensive teachers.
Teachers unions were incensed by this discussion and felt strongly that using actual
salaries would hurt teachers with seniority who had worked long and hard for their level
of compensation. The unions were also concerned about the many layoffs ahead and the
uncertainty that the restructuring would create for all teaching staff in CPS. Lastly, they
were as concerned as everybody else that there simply were not enough funds for all the
schools.
--defining equity chicago public schools
"Researchers found no evidence that additional experience beyond the first few years nor additional education...are significantly related to student outcomes."
--Data Game 104
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