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==Facts about Teacher Pay==

==Facts about Teacher Pay==

* [[Public school]] teachers make $43,000 a year, on average compared to $40,100 for other full-time workers. <ref>Coulter, 2006</ref>

* [[Public school]] teachers make $43,000 a year, on average compared to $40,100 for other full-time workers. <ref>Coulter, 2006</ref>

* [[Private school]] teachers make 60% less than public school teachers.<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_50.htm How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid?], [[Jay Greene|Jay P. Greene]] and [[Marcus Winters|Marcus A. Winters]], ''[[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]]'', January 2007</ref>

* Public school teachers make an average of 61% more per hour than [[private school]] teachers.<ref>[http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/cr_50.htm How Much Are Public School Teachers Paid?], [[Jay Greene|Jay P. Greene]] and [[Marcus Winters|Marcus A. Winters]], ''[[Manhattan Institute for Policy Research]]'', January 2007</ref>

* The average [[retire]]ment age for teachers is 59, compared to 64 for other [[profession]]s. {{fact}}

* The average [[retire]]ment age for teachers is 59, compared to 64 for other [[profession]]s.{{fact}}

* Teachers make an average of $30.91 an hour. This is more than: [[chemist]]s, computer programmers, registered [[nurse]]s, [[psychologist]]s, [[social worker]]s, [[artist]]s, architects, statisticians, biological and life scientists, atmospheric and space [[scientist]]s, [[physical therapist]]s, [[librarian]]s, technical writers, [[music]]ians, [[editor]]s, and [[reporter]]s {{fact}}.

* Teachers make an average of $30.91 an hour. This is more than: [[chemist]]s, computer programmers, registered [[nurse]]s, [[psychologist]]s, [[social worker]]s, [[artist]]s, architects, statisticians, biological and life scientists, atmospheric and space [[scientist]]s, [[physical therapist]]s, [[librarian]]s, technical writers, [[music]]ians, [[editor]]s, and [[reporter]]s.{{fact}}

* Teachers have almost complete job security. {{fact}}

* Teachers have almost complete job security.{{fact}}

* Public school teachers have a benefits package worth 26% of their salary on average, compared to 17% for private school teachers. {{fact}}

* Public school teachers have a benefits package worth 26% of their salary on average, compared to 17% for private school teachers.{{fact}}

* Over 20,000 teachers in the US are making more than $100,000 via liberal experimentation in the education system {{fact}}.

* Over 20,000 teachers in the US are making more than $100,000 via liberal experimentation in the education system.{{fact}}

==Teacher Opposition to Issues Regarding Pay==

==Teacher Opposition to Issues Regarding Pay==