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[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.

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.

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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