Teacher tenure: a Fairfax schools firing case

[HiPointDem]

17. it says here 2010 median household income in fairfax county = 103K & median family income =

$122K.

if there are two teachers in a household, that implies family income. so $88K is below median, either way, by 14 - 29%.

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/demogrph/gendemo.htm#inc

you're comparing a national average starting salary for EE's to starting salary for teachers in one of the wealthiest school districts in the country & saying "ooh, look how much they make!" well, when you work for rich people, typically you make more -- same for ee's.

try comparing applies to apples.

according to this: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/01/opinion/01eggers.html

In real terms, teachers’ salaries have declined for 30 years. The average starting salary is $39,000; the average ending salary — after 25 years in the profession — is $67,000.

According to this: http://www.nea.org/home/12661.htm

According to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the teaching profession has an average national starting salary of $30,377.

And according to this: http://www.teacherportal.com/teacher-salaries-by-state

Teachers' starting salaries range from a low of $24K in North Dakota to a high of $39K in CT.


and this gives $40k to $69K for an EE with less than 1 year of experience:

http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Electrical_Engineer/Salary#by_Years_Experience

and this says average ee starting salary = $61K.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/44008484/Highest_Paid_Bachelor_Degrees_of_2011?slide=5