Joanne Jacobs
Pensions devour school budgets, flatten teacher pay
“California’s public schools have enjoyed a remarkable restoration of funding since the bone-deep cuts they endured during the recession,...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 2, 20181 min read
Americans back higher teacher pay, but . . .
Arizona teachers won’t return to work until the Legislature passes a budget giving them a 20 percent pay raise, reports NPR’s Colin...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 26, 20182 min read
Teacher pay vs. underfunded pensions
Pay isn’t the only issue for striking teachers, write Daarel Burnette II and Madeline Will in Education Week. In Kentucky, teachers are...
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 25, 20182 min read
What do teachers want? More
The average U.S. teacher made $59,660 in 2016-17, reports the National Education Association in its annual ranking of the states. That’s...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Study: Bargaining doesn’t raise teacher pay
Collective bargaining doesn’t improve teacher pay, according to a new study, reports Madeline Will on Ed Week. Thirty-three states passed...
Joanne Jacobs
May 17, 20171 min read
Most teachers get bad deal on pensions
Pensions are a bad deal for most teachers, conclude Bellwether’s Chad Aldeman and Kelly Robson in an Education Next article. While some...
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