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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there really people on this forum who think a salary of 76K for a teacher is a lot??

Crossing guards will have to be paid. I admit that and everyone else does.

But 18K as an annual salary? Nobody lives on that[/quote]

$76k is a lot in Chicago. It's more than most professors at DePaul University make, in fact. The starting salary there for a full-time (rarely hired) professor is $36k, my family friend who was worked there for 40 years, tenured and all, makes $88k. So yes, $76k is a lot for a teacher in Chicago.

And of course no one lives on $18k a year. But that is working mid-August through early-June, 3 hours a day! That's a very plush part-time job for a retiree or someone who can work around that schedule. It IS snazzy, considering students where honored to do it for free as student crossing captains when I was growing up. [/quote]

Your family friend is clearly capable of teaching in Chicago schools. Yet he doesn't. If they were so overpaid, people like Jim would be breaking down the doors to get those jobs. [/quote]

You are not supporting your claims with fact.

"From 2004 to 2006, CPS received an average of 10,786 applications per year and hired about 17% of candidates." <http://tntp.org/assets/documents/TNTPAnalysis-Chicago.pdf?files/TNTPAnalysis-Chicago.pdf>

People are breaking down the doors to get those jobs. The misinformation out there is startling. Here are just the basics about CPS: http://www.cps.edu/about_cps/at-a-glance/pages/stats_and_facts.aspx

And I apologize, the average salary is $74,839 for a teacher.[/quote]

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