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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
Some stats I found:
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Interesting . . . I guess there are probably some districts that help raise the bar. I just read something that implied the teachers in NC were getting a raise . . to $30k
http://www.newsobserver.com/114/story/570538.html
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budget documents indicate that teachers would receive an average pay increase of 5 percent, and that new teachers would also receive a $250 bonus to bring their annual pay up to $30,000.
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AFT had some other interesting stats:
* From 1994 to 2004, average teacher salaries, when adjusted for inflation, dropped in 22 states.
* The average beginning teacher salary in the 2003-04 school year was $31,704, up just 1.1% from the previous year.
* Since 1988, there has been only one year, 2001-02, in which teacher salaries have outpaced inflation by more than 1.1%.
* Connecticut had the highest average teacher salary at $56,516, while South Dakota reported the lowest at $33,236.