Some states have even instituted the controversial merit pay system ~ whereby
public educators salaries are based on the performance of their students.
Not exact matches
Between 2004 and 2012, data on fringe benefits from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that pension costs for
public educators rose from 11.9 to 16.7 percent of
salaries.
Shockingly few
public - school
educators have lost
salary or received a raise or a promotion because of their students» test results.
Between 2004 and 2012, pension costs for
public educators rose from 11.9 to 16.7 percent of
salaries.
And when the district recently made
public the average teacher
salary increases under the new pact — ranging from 2.5 percent to 4 percent per year — it didn't include what can be lucrative raises given to
educators who earn master's degrees and other graduate credits.
While the N.C. Association of
Educators and teachers have demanded increases to per pupil spending, funding is only a symptom of a larger problem.Much of the tensions between the state legislature and teachers — arising from a decline in inflation - adjusted per - pupil spending and a 10 percent decline in inflation - adjusted
salaries — could have been circumvented with stronger rights for
public - sector employees.
For example, Bismark
Public School District's
salary schedule has a minimum
salary of $ 37,000 for teachers with only a bachelor's degree and no classroom teaching experience, while an
educator with a doctoral degree and at least 23 years of experience is guaranteed a minimum
salary of $ 68,799.
It includes a five - year, 21.6 percent increase in base pay that will boost the average annual
salary of a D.C.
educator from $ 67,000 to about $ 81,000 and gives the city's
public school teachers
salaries comparable to those in surrounding suburban districts, according to a union survey.
Gangopadhyay says the absence of a traditional
public pension program and lower
salaries in New Orleans make attracting veteran teachers tough; the hiring pool is often limited to less experienced
educators, he says.
In Boston
Public Schools, holding a master's degree can result in a
salary bump of more than $ 3,000 for new teachers, and more than $ 5,000 for those with many years of experience compared to
educators who don't have an advanced degree, according to a Boston
Public Schools
In Boston
Public Schools, holding a master's degree can result in a
salary bump of more than $ 3,000 for new teachers, and more than $ 5,000 for those with many years of experience compared to
educators who don't have an advanced degree, according to a Boston
Public Schools 2015
salary schedule.
The Oregon School Board Association (OSBA) conducts most of the
salary studies that report
salary schedules of
educators in Oregon's
public school system.
The administration also proposed pay parity with the
public school system and degree requirements for teachers, which would improve
salaries and benefits for early childhood
educators and professionalize the field.