I think what Zinn had in mind was this: if you double teacher's salaries now, a number of people would be getting a lot more money than they're really worth. But, in the not too distant future, you would start attracting a lot of talented people who would be teachers but find better paying jobs now in medicine, law, and industry.

                Within a reasonable period of time, the mediocre teachers would begin to retire--probably with the worst getting out first--and you could really get education in America on a forward thinking track. It would solve a lot of the acedemic problems the country faces now, and I think it would go a long way to getting a handle on social problems like racism. I think it would make a difference.

                The slogan that school boards could use on the Tee shirts I'm sure they wouldn't wear is:

                     PROBLEMS - LET'S WORK TO SOLVE THEM