Economic Policy Institute
Teacher
Unemployment
Teacher pay penalty dips
hut persists in 2019
The latest report in EPIs teacher pay series finds
that public school teachers earn about 20% less in
weekly wages than nonteacher college
graduates. Providing teachers with a decent middle-
class living is not simply a matter of fairness but is
necessary to student and economic performance.
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Series: Factors in the teacher shortage
How big is the teacher shortfall?
Why is teaching becoming
a less
appealing
occupation?
Pay