Throwing money at the teacher shortage
Throwing money just may be a solution to South Carolina’s shortage of public school teachers. State Rep. Bill Whitmire of Walhalla last night announced that he and the governor agree they will support a $2,500 teacher raise. In the parlance of getting things done, both Whitmire and Governor McMaster hold influential positions. Through time, governors have been effective in cajoling and arm-twisting. And Whitmire, one of the state’s senior legislative members, heads a House committee influential in education funding. At the Oconee Delegation’s constituent meeting, Whitmire deplored the statewide situation of a 1,600-teacher shortage. Three years ago, it was 1,100.