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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (219799)	2/18/2005 8:06:19 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573642

>The funny thing about teacher pay is that they always list the gross pay, and neglect to mention the benefits. The teachers at my children's school are grossly underpaid, except for the fact they get 100% of their family health insurance paid. They are on a top notch plan. It increases the value of their contracts by 20% to 50%. And it's still not all that much money. -Z

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (219799)	2/18/2005 8:16:55 PM
From: neolib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573642

One problem I see in the local public schools is a fairly wide range of pay between starting teachers pay (fresh out of college) and the pay for 20+ years of experience. Both perform essentially the same job, but the pay differential can approach 3x. In the commercial world, one tends to move upward during ones career, which arguably justifies increased pay. But for most teaching positions, this does not happen. Starting salaries need to be increased IMO to attract good talent.