Comments on: Teacher Salaries Keep Women in Their Place

By: Kathleen Jasper

Kathleen Jasper — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:54:31 +0000

That is ridiculous! Women are the primary bread winners now. And that should’t matter. You pay people based on their work not their gender. Thanks for commenting. We are glad you’re here!

By: Jan Doten

Jan Doten — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:49:46 +0000

When I first went into teaching back in 1978, the district I worked for paid male teachers a higher salary because they supposedly were the family bread winers! I didn’t agree then and still don’t.

By: jeff

jeff — Sun, 29 Dec 2013 19:58:54 +0000

Your math is idiotic.

By: Kathleen Jasper

Kathleen Jasper — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:58:01 +0000

Even more maddening is we do not invest resources in education but continue to complain when students are deficient. Even more maddening is the fact that a profession dominated by women ignores the financial and child care needs of it’s workers. It’s not like teachers aren’t working for it. Every teacher I know busts her (and his) ass with very little money and resources. We need to start funding education in a way that says we actually care about education. Thanks for your comments Annmarie!

By: Annmarie ferry

Annmarie ferry — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 12:38:17 +0000

I am lucky enough to have a second income (much higher) in the household and benefits for my kids through my husband’s employer. However, I know lots of single moms and two-teacher households that struggle to make ends meet because of the outrageous benefits premiums. What does it say when teachers have to put their kids on state funded medical insurance for their kids and qualify because of their embarrassingly low salary and inflated insurance costs? It says we don’t treat teaching as a profession, and it is both maddening and sad.