Which Proposed Legislation Can Improve Education: Require Cameras Inside Classrooms? Give Teachers A Yearly $2000 Retention Bonus? Require A Personal Finance Course for High School Students?

The Best Paragraph I've Read: State Rep. Norlin Mommsen's bill would require cameras to be installed in all public school classrooms that are not being used for special education or gym. Parents or legal guardians would be given access to live feeds, which they could access while school is in session. School districts would be required to pay to set up and maintain the cameras. Mommsen told The Center Square, a news offshoot of the conservative Franklin Foundation, that teachers should welcome his legislation, arguing that the effort would "showcase the great work our teachers do," while holding schools and teachers accountable. He compared the classroom surveillance to police body cameras, which law enforcement agencies across the country have increasingly adopted in the wake of high profile police killings of Black people. "Similar to a body camera on a policeman, a camera takes away the 'he said, she said' or 'he said, he said,' type argument and lets them know 'hey, we are doing a good job.' It takes that argument away." This article comes from yahoo.com.  The article title is: "Iowa Republican wants cameras in public school classrooms so parents can monitor teachers 'similar to body camera on a policeman.'  The article is written by Brent D. Griffiths and Nicole Gaudiano.  You can read the full article here: https://news.yahoo.com/iowa-republican-wants-cameras-public-203413352.html Zac and Don discuss three recent education legislative proposals.  They discuss the merits of cameras in classrooms, teacher retention bonuses, and a mandate for schools to offer a personal finance course. You can read about the other two legislative proposals here: Teacher Retention Bonuses (Detroit News) https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/02/06/teacher-staff-retention-bonuses-michigan-whitmer/49771831/ Mandatory High School Personal Finance Course (Detroit Free Press) https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2022/01/01/high-school-curriculum-financial-skills-money-management/9059586002/