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One job is important to the prosperity and safety of our future. The other can disappear tomorrow and nothing would change (discuss.online)
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[–] 11 points 3 months ago (1 child)

That may be true to an extent, but pay has stagnated more and more each year.

Adjusted for inflation, a teacher's salary in 1969 was well over $77,000. Today is at $60,000, with purchasing power being substantially lower.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I learned today that Texas pays a little over $6000 per student to each school. With 30 students in each class, that is $180,000 per classroom. You would think half of that intake would be paid to the instructor. Ziprecruiter says the average wage for teacher pay is around $50k in Austin TX.

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