Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ...
by cmdrfred on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @04:54PM
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My mistake, I mean't to type simply median wage. A single teacher makes more than the average household ($53,657).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Household_income_in_the_United...
>Remember also to take into account the median (or average, whatever) wage among people with four year degrees + special training + willingness to continue training to maintain their certificates.
And then cut that number(50,556)[0] by 1/4th, and you are at a number much lower than what most teachers make currently and that's before you factor in pensions and benefits.
[0]http://time.com/money/3829776/heres-what-the-average-grad-ma...
That's an odd measure. Why use the average median instead of the median median or the average average?
Remember also to take into account the median (or average, whatever) wage among people with four year degrees + special training + willingness to continue training to maintain their certificates.