Mulgrew also blasted the governor for being behind «corporate bonus - style
merit pay,» claimed that his «education agenda isn't about education at all — it is political payback» (because the unions did not support his reelection bid) and that «it is poverty and inequality and
lack of funding, not «failing schools» or «bad teachers,» that are at the root
of our education system's struggles.»
This «rock star,» yet again, brought with her her one string guitar, speaking in favor
of South Carolina's House Bill 4419 that «addresses the way teachers are evaluated [i.e., using VAMs], rewards effective teachers with recognition and the opportunity to earn higher salaries [i.e.,
merit pay] and gives school leaders the opportunity and the tools to build and maintain a quality team
of teachers [i.e., humbuggery, for the
lack of a more colorful term].»