School Districts' Salary Gaps Don't Always Affect Test Scores

Teachers' pay determined by many factors including experience and cost of living, but rarely based on student performance Teachers at the highest-paying grade school district in the Chicago area make twice as much as their colleagues at the local elementary school paying the lowest wages, according to the 2009 Illinois School Report Card.

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