you will see she supported it. >> moderator: we will move on to our next question from brian mcconchiewe will start with judge tom ervin. >> to continue on this theme of teacher pay, south carolina has been rings near the bottom. do you believe is harming education where? what if anything will you do to raise teacher salary of? ervin: teacher pay is harming our state. we lost a written dozen teachers last year alone because of the fact that we are not staying competitive with neighboring states. when i was in the legislature we passed governor dick riley is education improvement act. part of that act was to make sure that teacher pay in south carolina state at the southeastern average. well, the legislature has not funded that. they should. teachers are the direct way to improve education, the direct line, and the classroom. they need to serve full time as professionals so young people can succeed in school perry made to cut down on standardized tests and to let teachers like the professionals that they are. many teachers have to buy school supplies out of their pockets which is simply