… 50% of the money that we're spending on public education right now even goes to classroom instruction. That's insane. It doesn't make any sense. We ought to create a magnet. We'll be the first state in the country to do it. Not a single state in the country does it today. Merit based compensation for teachers. We'll be a magnet for the best educators across the nation, which is what we Owe to our kids so they can excel in math and reading and writing. (17:29–17:37)
CLAIM
Asserts that no state currently implements merit-based compensation for teachers, and plans to make Ohio the first.
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