LOL, so they will obviously have to lower some teacher salaries and raise others in order to "equalize" them. And this is despite the fact that cost-of-living can be significantly different in various rural and urban parts of Tennessee? Hahahahaaa...! Who are the ridiculous scumbags who figured this was a smart idea? And the scumbag judges went along with this?
And to show what kind of RINOs we have in Tennessee, Mr. Donelson works for Howard Baker's law firm and served on Lamar Alexander's staff while Lamar was Governor. Donelson has been pushing an income tax since the early 70's. By the way, Baker's law firm has Linda Daschle (wife of Tom) as one of its top lobbyists. Lamar(R) has Tom Ingram heading up his Senatorial staff when Ingram is not busy working as an advisor to Governor elect Phil Bredesen(D). Not much chance for true conservatives in this state.
Court rejects teacher pay rules/Fixing gaps may inflate Tenn. budget
NASHVILLE - The way Tennessee figures its teacher pay is unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
The court said lawmakers must put in place a mechanism to equalize teacher pay across the state, narrowing the gap between salaries in rural and urban districts.
The decision could have far-reaching impact, including inflating a state budget that lawmakers just balanced this summer by raising the state sales tax.
Because the case is over a state constitutional issue, the state Supreme Court ruling is not subject to appeal.