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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The average salary in the us is in the 40s[/b]

Teacher salaries are know when people choose the career

Teachers love to complain[/quote]

The average salary for college-educated people? How about master's degree? 
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Except an M.Ed isn’t equivalent to an M.S. Compare apples to apples. What do you think the average English major makes?[/quote]

Well? What are the numbers? Not $40k.

How much does an average college grad make right out of school? [/quote]

Crickets. Guess you aren’t very good with numbers.

Here you go: 
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/student-loans/average-salary-college-graduates/

The average college grad makes $59,600 in 2022.

The average for young teachers is $39,000.

That $20k gap is the issue. In fact, the average college grad even makes MORE than an experienced teacher ($51,000).

We need to pay teachers more to attract and retain good teachers. Period. There may be other contributing factors but it really all comes down to money. You get what you pay for. No money, no teachers.

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As long as your union demands pay is based on longevity instead of skill we will remain here.  Good teachers should be paid more, average teachers should not and bad ones should not receive step increases.[/quote]

IDGAF about teacher unions. We need to pay teachers - at all levels - more to attract and retain good teachers. When an average college grad makes more than an experienced teacher then you know it’s not sustainable.

Raise taxes. Pay teachers more. Support our kids’ education.

-STEM parent 
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