• sickday@kbin.social
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    I strongly agree with both points, but it should be noted she was making almost 75k as a teacher according to the article which is definitely on the high end for Ohio teachers

    was also a cheerleading coach and yearbook adviser with a salary of $74,720 at the time she resigned.

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    Reading more into the article, she’s been teaching for 30 years. 75K for that sort of experience is ridiculous

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      75K being the high end for educator salaries anywhere in the US is a disgrace.

      Tax our corporations, tax our wealthy, pay our teachers, rebuild the middle class.

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        Absolutely. You shouldn’t have to dump 30+ years of your life into your job just to get a wage that should be the baseline salary for your job.

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          They don’t want smart teachers the same way they don’t want smart cops.

          By they I mean the people funding lobbyists and cop unions, they go support the ones that cut the budget or push oppressive policies.

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      I am in tech. My spouse was a teacher for 9 years. I made nearly 5 times as much money as her and worked literally half as much.

      It’s egregious.

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      My mom was a Special Education teacher in NJ for 40 years and topped out at 89K/year. 12 years out of college I was making $110k/year working in IT.