Teacher Pay & Advocacy
Teacher Salary Stories: A Michigan Instructional Coach Earning $78,000 in 2024
"I do not wish to return to the classroom, ever."
Teacher Salary Stories: An Ohio Football Coach Earning $89,000 in 2024
"Any job change now ... would end up being a pay cut instead of a pay raise."
Grades:
Kindergarten
Preschool Teachers Deserve Teacher Discounts Too
The teacher discount gap that no one talks about.
Political Pressure Is Breaking Teachers: “It’s Exhausting and Demoralizing”
"If we keep pretending certain realities don’t exist, our kids will grow up unprepared for the world they’re actually living in."
Grades:
Elementary School
Can We Please Stop Blaming Teachers for Everything?
Teachers aren’t the problem—they’re the ones holding everything together.
Help! My Principal Expects Women To Volunteer for Everything
I can’t help but notice that the male teachers never have to go “above and beyond.”
5 Teachers Who Successfully Negotiated Contracts Share the Impact It’s Made in Their Lives
For many educators, added perks (and salary) can literally be life-changing.
I Just Started Teaching—Should I Join the Teachers Union?
Veteran teachers weigh in.
Grades:
Elementary School
Exclusive New Survey Shows Teachers Are All In for the Science of Reading—But They Need More Support
This big shift in teaching kids to read demands a big shift in support too.
In Many Schools, Parents Now Have More Power Than Admin. How Did We Get Here?
Sorry, but the customer isn't always right.
I Testified Before My State Board of Education, and This Is What It’s Like
If I can do it, so can you.
New Exclusive Survey: Where Are Teachers Happiest and Why?
(Spoiler alert: It's not the places doing jeans day.)
