Tough times catching up to teacher pay, benefits Philadelphia Inquirer 09/21/2009:
"Nevertheless, Garden State teachers are faring better than school workers on average nationally. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, elementary and secondary school salaries averaged a 2.8 percent increase from June 2008 to June 2009.
And even that is better than the paltry 1.5 percent increases on average being handed out nationally to private-industry workers, according to the labor bureau."
"Nevertheless, Garden State teachers are faring better than school workers on average nationally. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, elementary and secondary school salaries averaged a 2.8 percent increase from June 2008 to June 2009.
And even that is better than the paltry 1.5 percent increases on average being handed out nationally to private-industry workers, according to the labor bureau."