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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by thomascgalvin on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:55AM (#26225914)
> Yes, the education aspect is more 'prestigious'.

If education was prestigious, we'd pay teachers more than $30k per year.

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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by MattGaiser on Monday February 22, 2021 @10:57AM (#26225946)
More prestigious than childcare, which pays less than that.

https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm

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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by falcolas on Monday February 22, 2021 @12:37PM (#26227427)
I wouldn't be so quick to condemn the value of people we underpay. We routinely underpay people who do work that's critical to the function of our society.

In the case of teachers, we take advantage of their passion for helping children, even to their own detriment (i.e. buying their own school supplies).

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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by nradov on Monday February 22, 2021 @11:01AM (#26226006)
It varies tremendously by school district. In Texas the average starting salary for teachers is $55k and goes up with experience.
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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by throwaway0a5e on Monday February 22, 2021 @11:10AM (#26226131)
Exactly. Teachers start their careers in poor underfunded districts and retire from rich over-funded districts.
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Re:Entire school board resigns after accidental public lives... by colinmhayes on Monday February 22, 2021 @11:12AM (#26226151)
Everything is relative
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