so this is how depressing this country has gotten.
6.3 million:
The number of U.S. teachers -- from prekindergarten to college -- as of 1999. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-27.html>
$51,600:
Average salary paid to public school teachers in Connecticut for the 1998-99 school year -- highest of any state in the nation. Teachers in South Dakota had the lowest average salary -- $28,600. The national average was $40,600.
thats from the census bureau and six years old so the numbers from the union page for 03 being ~46K doesnt seem too far out of wack.
like i said, a good teacher is worth millions, and I give them all a raise tomorrow, but I think people tend to think teachers have it worse off than they really do.
The number of U.S. teachers -- from prekindergarten to college -- as of 1999. <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/2001/cb01-27.html>
$51,600:
Average salary paid to public school teachers in Connecticut for the 1998-99 school year -- highest of any state in the nation. Teachers in South Dakota had the lowest average salary -- $28,600. The national average was $40,600.
thats from the census bureau and six years old so the numbers from the union page for 03 being ~46K doesnt seem too far out of wack.
like i said, a good teacher is worth millions, and I give them all a raise tomorrow, but I think people tend to think teachers have it worse off than they really do.
i think the high end has it really well, but the majority are at the low end.
its like, look at the average salary nation wide... then look at the poverty rate.
the people at the top make so much that if you only look at the average, you miss the major problems at the bottom.
tenured teachers right before they retire make a shit pile of money.
these figures are also not normalized to the cost of living.
CT and CA may pay their teachers more than average, but they also have extremely high cost of living.
my Aunt lives in CT, she's always willing to bitch about how expensive it is. To even go grocery shopping costs her 2-3x more than she used to spend living in buffalo.
its like, look at the average salary nation wide... then look at the poverty rate.
the people at the top make so much that if you only look at the average, you miss the major problems at the bottom.
tenured teachers right before they retire make a shit pile of money.
these figures are also not normalized to the cost of living.
CT and CA may pay their teachers more than average, but they also have extremely high cost of living.
my Aunt lives in CT, she's always willing to bitch about how expensive it is. To even go grocery shopping costs her 2-3x more than she used to spend living in buffalo.
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