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==Facts about Teacher Pay==

==Facts about Teacher Pay==

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

* [[Public school]] [[teacher]]s make $43,000 a year, on average compared to $40,100 for other full-time workers. <ref>Coulter, 2006</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 P. Greene and 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 P. Greene and 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 $34.06 an hour<ref>2005 data</ref>.  

* Teachers make an average of $34.06 an hour<ref>2005 data</ref>.