Also the cost of living is much higher. In Oklahoma the teacher pay average is 29k, $1,000 more than it was when I graduated high school in 1998. Gas was less than a dollar back then.
Average teacher pay nationwide has only risen 1.4% in the past 10 years. Meanwhile, teacher health insurance costs have risen 4%, and retirement costs have risen 7.8%. That’s unacceptable. We have to start doing right by our teachers.http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/gov-real-reason-teacher-strikes-continue.html …
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And health care, too. The rise year to year in the cost of healthcare is not sustainable. We need ‘If then’ rules: Salary raises must out pace a set of metrics, such as utilities, healthcare, housing. If those metrics raise X percent, salary must increase X %.
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Agreed. And, doing right for all of our teachers from Pre-K to graduate school. We all are challenged by long hours, extra work assignments, and trying to meet our financial obligations.
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You have to start doing right by the LEGAL citizens of California.
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Same could be said for any blue collar job.
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Teaching is not a blue collar job. How many blue collar jobs require a master’s degree?
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Thank you
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American Families pay more to support school sports than educators salaries.
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Actually, my health insurance costs have risen closer to 20% in the past 10 years. Fewer districts are including benefits. And ACA costs are rising nearly double-digits each year.
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