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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One needs to look at the salary comparisons based on the school calendar too. Public schools often have longer working calendar schedules with required orientation weeks, while privates only have a few days and often pay summer stipends for extra work. [/quote]

Depends on the state. In VA the required number of instructional days is exactly the same for public and private. In MD it’s less for private. 180 required for public and only 168 required for private (and any day kids are on campus counts as a school day like graduation, orientation, half days, etc). The demands over email outside of contract hours are WAY higher in private school. The benefits are also much worse in private school than public. Private schools don’t have unions in this area which has become more of an issue during the pandemic when teachers were worried about COVID in addition to sexual harassment and the usual workplace issues. Private schools are quick to black list any employee that doesn’t fall in line so many teachers are afraid to speak up. [/quote]

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