On the recordApril 27, 2010
We have to stop paying our teachers, in my opinion, as wage workers. They are not, they're professionals. We should pay them to get a job done; we should pay them based upon results.
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transcripts.cnn.comCory Booker: “We have to stop paying our teachers, in my opinion, as wage workers. They are not, they're professionals. We should pay…”
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Booker advocates for changing the compensation structure for teachers to incentivize performance.
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