Capt. JG wrote:
"Red" wrote in message
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J Ganz wrote:
I don't think that anyone in the Dem party is throwing money at the
unions. Perhaps throwing money at teachers, who are vastly underpaid.
This is of course so innacurate as to be ludicrous. There are some places
in the U.S. where the teachers are paid lower than in other places and
that is mostly in rural areas. Around here the average salery is over
$100,000 for tenured teachers, not to mention the quite lucrative benefits
package and three months off in summer along with several paid vacations
during the year. In studies of the nation's profession's saleries,
teachers ranked up near the top as a nationwide average. Are some
underpaid? Sure. But most are not.
Red


Not sure where "here" is, but the average salary is $47,602 in 2005. Maybe
you're thinking of college level? Certainly K-12 are not paid $100K, at
least not many.

Not sure what a "salery" is, but for teacher salaries, a quick check on
payscale.com shows the median salary for entry level teachers is $33.5K,
while the median for 20+years experience is $56.8K. A *far* cry from 6
figures! A masters+ and 20+ years experience making $56K doesn't sound
anywhere near "near the top" to me.

Keith