This Principal Has a PSA: Stop Asking Teachers To Do 10 Jobs if You’re Only Going To Pay Them for One
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Teacher Salary Stories: A Kansas Elementary Teacher Earning $55,000 in 2024
"I plan to stay in education only because my degree is not transferable to anything other than childcare. I cannot afford more education."
Teacher Salary Stories: A Northern Virginia Librarian Earning $95,100 in 2024
"People lament the difficulty schools face in hiring and retaining teachers, yet balk at the notion of higher taxes needed to pay their salaries."
Teacher Salary Stories: A Kentucky Librarian With Nearly 30 Years Experience Earning $66,000 in 2024
She says teacher salaries should reflect the high honor and responsibility of educating the next generation.
Teacher Salary Stories: An Australian 3rd Grade Teacher Earning $76,000 USD in 2024
"I can't imagine what my life would be like in California."
Teachers Are Confessing How They Cut Corners at Work, and It Says a Lot About Why We Have Shortages
Is teaching even sustainable anymore?
Teacher Salary Stories: A California Social Science Teacher Earning $131,000 in 2024
"It is the only career I ever wanted, and still the only thing I want to do."
Grades:
Elementary School
Teacher Salary Stories: An Elementary Art Teacher Making $40,200 in Northeast Florida
"The sad part is the cost of living increases have not matched up to the actual cost of living."
Teacher Salary Stories: A Texas Social Studies Teacher With 21 Years Experience Making $71,700
"We've had to tell our kids there are things they can't be involved in because we don't have the money."
Are Women Teachers Treated Worse?
"When a male colleague reaches a difficult student, he's teacher of the year. For the rest of us, it's just expected."