Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says
Education,Department Of Education,Government Funding,Teachers,Teachers Unions
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The average salary for a public school teacher in the U.S. rose to $74,495 in the last school year, up 3.5% from the year before. But adjusted for inflation, today's teachers are estimated to be earning less, not more, than they were in 2017. That's according to a new review of school-related data from the National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest teachers union with 3 million members.
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