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Public schools across West Virginia are closed Thursday as teachers and other school employees hit the picket lines, demanding higher wages and better benefits.
According to Dale Lee, president of the West Virginia Education Association (WVEA), teachers in all of the state's 55 counties are participating in the planned two-day walk-out, and a group will march Thursday morning to the capitol building in Charleston.
Organizers expect thousands of teachers to participate.
West Virginia employs nearly 20,000 classroom teachers in its public schools and has more than 277,000 students enrolled, according to Alyssa Keedy of the West Virginia Department of Education.
originally posted by: YouSir
a reply to: Xcalibur254
Ummm...you were saying...?
West Virginia average teacher salary...$45,453.00
Add all their bennies on top of that...
Cry me a river...
YouSir
originally posted by: Willtell
originally posted by: YouSir
a reply to: Xcalibur254
Ummm...you were saying...?
West Virginia average teacher salary...$45,453.00
Add all their bennies on top of that...
Cry me a river...
YouSir
1. Alaska: $77,843
2. New York: $76,593
3. Connecticut: $75,867
4. California: $72,050
5. Massachusetts: $71,587
6. New Jersey: $70,700
7. Rhode Island: $67,533
8. Maryland: $65,257
9. Illinois: $65,153
10. Virginia: $63,493
The 10 states where teachers get paid the least:
1. Mississippi: $42,043
2. Oklahoma: $42,647
3. South Dakota: $43,200
4. North Carolina: $43,587
5. Arizona: $43,800
6. West Virginia: $45,477
7. Arkansas: $47,053
8. Idaho: $47,063
9. Kansas: $47,127
10. Louisiana: $48,587
blogs.edweek.org... w=teacher%20salary&cccv=content+specific+ad&gclid=CjwKCAiA8bnUBRA-EiwAc0hZk6yUSsM5uX9E81Gb4-CjOErWNulbSiQF0zJz5nFsqerAg8fN72HtVxoCGScQAvD_BwE
That's near the bottom
As people can see the red states are the worst in pay and likely they want to cut teachers salaries like they did in Kansas and other red states
Their barbaric
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Willtell
originally posted by: YouSir
a reply to: Xcalibur254
Ummm...you were saying...?
West Virginia average teacher salary...$45,453.00
Add all their bennies on top of that...
Cry me a river...
YouSir
1. Alaska: $77,843
2. New York: $76,593
3. Connecticut: $75,867
4. California: $72,050
5. Massachusetts: $71,587
6. New Jersey: $70,700
7. Rhode Island: $67,533
8. Maryland: $65,257
9. Illinois: $65,153
10. Virginia: $63,493
The 10 states where teachers get paid the least:
1. Mississippi: $42,043
2. Oklahoma: $42,647
3. South Dakota: $43,200
4. North Carolina: $43,587
5. Arizona: $43,800
6. West Virginia: $45,477
7. Arkansas: $47,053
8. Idaho: $47,063
9. Kansas: $47,127
10. Louisiana: $48,587
blogs.edweek.org... w=teacher%20salary&cccv=content+specific+ad&gclid=CjwKCAiA8bnUBRA-EiwAc0hZk6yUSsM5uX9E81Gb4-CjOErWNulbSiQF0zJz5nFsqerAg8fN72HtVxoCGScQAvD_BwE
That's near the bottom
As people can see the red states are the worst in pay and likely they want to cut teachers salaries like they did in Kansas and other red states
Their barbaric
Did it ever enter your pea brain that the states at the top of the list are high cost of living areas and thus the salaries reflect that fact?
Seriously, are you really comparing cost of living of New York to West Virginia? Alaska? You do realize Alaska is one of the most expensive places to live right? California? Massachusetts?
$45k in West Virginia is probably the equivalent of $90 or $100k in Manhattan.
I just wonder about some of you...
originally posted by: Benderisfunny
Another fun fact about the Oklahoma school district I live in: the superintendent of the district, which has failed since she came on, makes over 250,000 dollars per year plus benefits, while first year teachers make between 18 and 25,000 per year. The district complains about why they cannot hire enough new teachers to fill the classrooms.
originally posted by: Edumakated
originally posted by: Benderisfunny
Another fun fact about the Oklahoma school district I live in: the superintendent of the district, which has failed since she came on, makes over 250,000 dollars per year plus benefits, while first year teachers make between 18 and 25,000 per year. The district complains about why they cannot hire enough new teachers to fill the classrooms.
So you don't think the CEO of the entire school system is worth $250k/yr?