those the universe of people graduating from college that desire to become teachers? how do you create that? one piece is clearly money. when you talk to young people who are at the top of their class, in the u.s., the options available to top third college graduates are huge. and when you have average salaries starting salaries around $37,000. the maximum average salary is around $67,000, that doesn t compete. it used to be a generation ago but partly because women and minorities didn t have opportunities outside the classroom. the quality of the teacher corps was subsidized by discrimination in the u.s. those days are gone. we need to pay up in exchange for reform is anybody out there carrying this message, this notion of a grand bargain, money for fundamental reform? michelle rea was the closest of anyone to putting these issues on the table. some people think she s been an
coming up next, the best idea where we cut through the political fighting to find real solutions. tonight, we re talking to matt miller who has real solutions for our struggling education system. it starts with, i think, presidential leadership and talking about it right now. i know obama s had a full plate. there s been literally no conversation out of the white house talking about the deep inequity in funding. half the teacher corps is turning over in the next decade that s a huge opportunity or a huge problem.