Teacher salaries have barely budged over the last 25 years

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Teacher salaries have barely budged over the last 25 years
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The average weekly inflation-adjusted wage of public school teachers increased just $29 from 1996 to 2021, per a report by the Economic Policy Institute.

, with Colorado, Oklahoma, Virginia, Arizona and Alabama all having the highest wage penalties, all above 30%.The big picture:

The analysis comes as school districts nationwide have been taking desperate steps to get enough teachers in their classrooms for thisLeading up to this school year, schools considered everything from financial incentives to suspensions of licensing requirements to fill their classrooms, Axios LocalThe institute accounted for other benefits that teachers have, including retirement plans and health insurance, noting that "teachers generally receive a higher share of their compensation as...

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