Tenure is a benefit in the K-12 education environment. As such, it has value to those who earn it or are striving to earn it. If tenure is taken away, I think you would see a demand from teachers for increased pay to compensate for the loss of the benefit of tenure over the long run. Since tax payers ultimately bear the cost of public K-12 education, I argue that tenure is currently saving tax payers money by keeping wages lower than they otherwise would need to be to attract qualified people to the teaching profession.
While tenure is not the only factor that influences someone in making a decision to become a teacher, I do believe that they are willing to trade reduced salary in exchange for the additional job security and protection that comes with tenure.
What do you think? Is this a rational argument?
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