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Re:Why I left my tenured academic job by Balgair on Sunday October 04, 2020 @09:38PM (#24683797)
> Teachers don’t get paid more when they leave teaching for other jobs.

I think this depends highly on the subject of the teacher and private v. public schools. My SO was a public school teacher in a STEM discipline and at the very top of the district payscale. My SO now makes three times as much in industry. And we have much better healthcare.

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Re:Why I left my tenured academic job by barry-cotter on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:41PM (#24684072)
Should have specified on average. Total compensation for public school teachers is higher than for private school teachers. Pensions that generous are no longer available in the private sector for rank and file employees.
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