California administrator will forgo $800,000 in salary

Aug. 29, 2011
Superintendent of Fresno County schools will give up three years of compensation

From The Fresno Bee: Fresno County (Calif.) School Superintendent Larry Powell has decided to forgo $800,000 in salary over the next three years. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will oversee 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns. As he prepares for retirement, Powell wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts. And the man who started his career as a high school civics teacher, who has made anti-bullying his mission, hopes his act of generosity will help restore faith in the government he once taught students to respect.

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