Mr. SONY wrote:
I believe teachers are under paid and under appreciated in this country. I further believe spending more money to educate young people in this country would be money well spent, and should be a larger priority.
Underpaid!
Really?
This info is from Newsday and you need a subscription to read it, sorry.
* 06/08/1998 Nassau BOCES $166,351.56
* 09/01/1988 Tuckahoe Union Free Schools $166,351.00
* 10/23/1987 Oceanside Union Free Schools $166,338.91
* 04/23/2012 Fashion Institute of Technology $166,318.13
* 09/01/2005 Hicksville Public Schools $166,312.00
* 09/01/1986 Edgemont at Greenburgh Central Schools $166,312.00
* 09/01/1989 Katonah-Lewisboro Union Free Schools $166,311.00
* 09/01/1999 Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free Schools $166,304.40
* 07/17/1997 Fayetteville-Manlius Central Schools $166,302.10
* 09/01/1989 Jericho Union Free Schools $166,299.77
* 09/01/1999 White Plains City School District $166,294.82
* 09/01/2004 Syosset Central Schools $166,287.62
Now not all teachers earn this much, some have to survive on only $120,000.00
9 years ago when we lived in Central Florida the teacher's in our son's school
were making in the $80,000.00 range.
I believe teachers are under paid and under apprec... (
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The pay doesn’t bother me, it’s that the bad teachers are nearly impossible to get shed of.