Teacher salaries have recently been a major source of contention for both public employees and the public at large. Though not a groundbreaking revelation, the New York Times explains [1] this week how a recent U.S. Department of Education study [2] revealed teachers in poorer schools are paid lower salaries, says Becca Swanson for Yahoo! News. Education Nation explains [3] the department’s findings that many school systems unfairly distribute money within their districts, favoring higher-income schools and providing less money for teacher salaries in low-income schools. These poorer students are then subjected to underpaid, novice teachers who move onto higher-paying positions once they gain experience. This leaves low-income schools with perpetually “new,” or, as they would have us believe, “bad” teachers…