Outrageous Superintendent Salaries

With state and local budgets feeling the pinch across the country, lawmakers are under tremendous pressure to take a hard look at the wages and salaries of all government employees. One of the public roles where noticeably high salaries have become the norm is the position of school district superintendent, a job where six-figure salaries are commonplace.

It takes a lot of education and training to reach the rank of superintendent, but there is an alarming discrepancy between superi...