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In reply to the discussion: Van Jones slams Huckabee: The average teacher doesn’t make $100,000 [View all]rayofreason
(2,259 posts)11. Average teacher salary...
... is closer to $50K, $70K when you include benefits.
http://www.teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state
Chicago pays better, but not $100K for the average.
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Van Jones slams Huckabee: The average teacher doesn’t make $100,000 [View all]
Judi Lynn
Jun 2012
OP
It floors me that enough people think that that there's a need to refute it
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#2
Van is dead on with what he said, NOW if we can just get Mr. President and the
fasttense
Jun 2012
#45
i remember many years ago the publisher of my home town newspaper said teachers were overpaid
libinnyandia
Jun 2012
#8
I remember when my husband made $7,000 a year teaching with 3 years experience, a masters
Auntie Bush
Jun 2012
#22
Yes, your correct but do not forget that all it takes for EVIL to flourish is for GOOD men
fasttense
Jun 2012
#46
subs in my district make $60/day---absurd---if you want a good sub, you want someone with teaching
wordpix
Jun 2012
#60
The problem is that many teachers think of the sub as a babysitter and leave a movie
LibDemAlways
Jun 2012
#61
And a lot of people don't rise much past those starting salaries in practice anyway. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#16
Maybe it's time for folks to talk about physicians and the obscene salaries they make for basically
nanabugg
Jun 2012
#34
I'm more concerned about hospital executives and health insurance executives.
SharonAnn
Jun 2012
#51