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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The low pay is certainly an issue.  But it's a tough one to solve, and it's not the only issue.  My sense is that the diocese isn't getting a look at enough good candidates because they aren't casting a wide enough net or being proactive enough.  There seems to be a pattern of scrambling in the summer to grab whoever stumbled upon a job listing.  
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The most relevant difference in parochial vs. public compensation is actually in the long-term benefits/pension etc., which young people discount heavily and probably won't stay in public school teaching long enough to collect.  And the average salary difference is about 15%.  The difference is even smaller for new teachers.  The public school teachers' unions are very into seniority, a longer-tenured teachers get paid a lot more than starting teachers.  And the unions like to be able to cite low first year salaries when demanding raises from the government. [/b]

So choosing public over parochial only gets a new teacher a few thousand extra dollars.  For worse students, worse parents, worse bosses, worse colleagues, behavior problems, and an a student-unfriendly political mission (unpack privilege, close gaps, and celebrate Pride).

Some people want to be a part of that and some don't.  I'm not sure there's much overlap in the applicant pools.
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You sound like you have zero experience with public education in Northern Virginia [/quote]

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