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That is very odd because the state with highest average salary for teachers is California with under $60k. You are probably just looking at the wealthy town or district where you live.
BTW, if the 70% you mention made only exactly $100k then if there was only one more salary point, it would be $50k. Of course there would not be only one salary point, so for each teacher earning between 50k and 100k there is at least one teacher earning under 50k (or exactly one earning quite a bit less than that).
Now, since some teachers earn _more_than 100k (probably a lot since you quote 70%), to compensate and keep the 85k average there have to be even more teachers earning less than 50k.
All this to say that your numbers look fishy, fishy,
fishy!
Like some one made them up to prove a point. (I’m not saying it was you, but rather your source).
In Utah, teachers begin at $28k and usually cap out around $57k…pretty pathetic! Raises would be great – take it from politicians, administrators, wherever, but our teachers need the support and our students need well educated teachers who want to be there!
clip the pols benefits,to make them equal to their constituents. Pay them a living salary and NO money from lobbyists. One person, one vote.No more election by committee.
The biggest problem is the number of Administrators it takes today. Why would an elementary school with about 150 students need a principle, 2 vice principals and a secretary for each. These positions are non-teaching. The secretaries make about 35K a year but the principle and the 2 vice principals make at least 90K each. The median teacher’s salary in the district is 45K.
Note this is not an average. An example: if there is 5 people making 20K and one making 100K the average salary would be 60K where the mean would be only 33K. So don’t give me the average, tell me the median.
Of course, if school districts could actually devote money to paying teachers, and not paying for court-ordered busing, self-esteem workshops, and Office of Diversity Implementation trolls…
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Comments (19) (Please sign in to comment)
comicgos said, about 1 year ago
LOL – best reason I’ve heard for a teacher pay raise yet!
catfeet said, about 1 year ago
You might consider payola, Red!
rogebr said, about 1 year ago
It works with cows and cheese.
totalloser
said, about 1 year ago
Where I live teachers avg of 85k and 70% make over 100k, so I don’t cry about their pay
Citizen GROG!
said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat
We need all the police & firemen we can get. But we can lower the number politicians so there’d be more moeny for teachers.
Still I hope teachers can be as objective as umpires without being nearly as blind.
Strod said, about 1 year ago
@totalloser
That is very odd because the state with highest average salary for teachers is California with under $60k. You are probably just looking at the wealthy town or district where you live.
Strod said, about 1 year ago
@totalloser
BTW, if the 70% you mention made only exactly $100k then if there was only one more salary point, it would be $50k. Of course there would not be only one salary point, so for each teacher earning between 50k and 100k there is at least one teacher earning under 50k (or exactly one earning quite a bit less than that).
Now, since some teachers earn _more_than 100k (probably a lot since you quote 70%), to compensate and keep the 85k average there have to be even more teachers earning less than 50k.
All this to say that your numbers look fishy, fishy,
fishy!
Like some one made them up to prove a point. (I’m not saying it was you, but rather your source).keltii said, about 1 year ago
@Strod
Unless talloser isn’t living in the united states?
woltmanns said, about 1 year ago
In Utah, teachers begin at $28k and usually cap out around $57k…pretty pathetic! Raises would be great – take it from politicians, administrators, wherever, but our teachers need the support and our students need well educated teachers who want to be there!
icky mudd said, about 1 year ago
clip the pols benefits,to make them equal to their constituents.
Pay them a living salary and NO money from lobbyists.
One person, one vote.No more election by committee.
GoodDoctor said, about 1 year ago
The biggest problem is the number of Administrators it takes today. Why would an elementary school with about 150 students need a principle, 2 vice principals and a secretary for each. These positions are non-teaching. The secretaries make about 35K a year but the principle and the 2 vice principals make at least 90K each. The median teacher’s salary in the district is 45K.
Note this is not an average. An example: if there is 5 people making 20K and one making 100K the average salary would be 60K where the mean would be only 33K. So don’t give me the average, tell me the median.
Penny Robinson Fan Club said, about 1 year ago
Of course, if school districts could actually devote money to paying teachers, and not paying for court-ordered busing, self-esteem workshops, and Office of Diversity Implementation trolls…
hippogriff said, about 1 year ago
PRFC: Or coaches, or stadia, or 15 assistant superintendents, or five in charge of standardized test cheating (never know for or against), etc.
scottie4851
said, about 1 year ago
Brian, did you expect to engender this kind of political debate with today’s strip? More $$$$$$ for teachers!!!!
Big_Tex said, about 1 year ago
Lets also cut some beauracrats and their pay. That might help. Also cut the politicians pay, starting at the Federal level.