TEACHERS PAY PENALTY REACHES RECORD HIGH
BILLIONAIRES CELEBRATE DEFUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CRUSHING TEACHERS SPIRITS
Attention all billionaires! Are you tired of public education being accessible to the masses? Sick of teachers having livable wages and benefits? Well, have no fear, the Billionaires Playbook for Destroying Public Education is here!
First on the agenda, defund schools. Why waste money on educating the youth when you could be using it to buy another yacht? It's simple economics, really. Plus, think of all the tax breaks you'll get for donating to private schools instead.
Next up, tell teachers they must take a vow of poverty to teach in America. Who needs money when you have the satisfaction of molding young minds? Plus, if they're poor, they won't be able to afford to unionize and demand higher wages. It's a win-win!
But wait, there's more! According to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), teachers are already making 26% less in income than other professionals with similar education levels. Let's make that gap even wider! The report even refers to it as a "pay penalty" for teachers. Ha! Who needs fair wages when you have the joy of grading papers and dealing with unruly students?
And let's not forget about those pesky right-wing groups attacking teachers. We can't have them advocating for better working conditions and wages. So, let's just make it impossible for them to do so by making sure they're too poor to even consider it.
But wait, there's even more! The report also found that the pay penalty for women teachers has widened since the mid-1990s to reach 21.3% this year, while the pay gap for men teachers was 36.6%. We can't have equality in education AND in pay, now can we? Let's keep those women and men in their place.
And as an added bonus, fewer college graduates will choose teaching as a career. Who needs educated and passionate teachers when you can have underpaid and overworked ones?
But don't worry, billionaires, we've got your back. With our playbook, you'll be able to destroy public education and ensure that only the elite have access to quality education. Just remember, money talks and education walks.
EXCERPTS FROM THE BILLIONAIRES PLAYBOOK:
- First things first, we need to make sure that schools are severely underfunded. After all, how can teachers do their jobs properly if they don't have the resources they need? And don't worry about the students. They'll figure it out. Or they won't. Who cares?
- Next up, we need to make sure that teachers are paid as little as possible. After all, why pay someone a decent wage when you can just exploit their passion for teaching? And if they complain about their low pay, just tell them to take a vow of poverty. It's not like they became teachers to make money or anything.
- Ah, the 'Pay Penalty'. This is one of our favorite tactics. Basically, we make sure that teachers are paid significantly less than other similarly educated professionals. That way, people who are smart enough to become doctors or lawyers won't even consider teaching as a career option. Brilliant, right?
- Let's face it, education is overrated. Who needs critical thinking skills or the ability to read and write when you can just throw money at a problem? And if students struggle in school, well, that's their problem. We'll just blame it on their lack of motivation or intelligence.
- After years of defunding schools, exploiting teachers, and ignoring students, public education is in shambles. But don't worry, fellow billionaires. We've won again. And the best part? We didn't even have to lift a finger.
Teacher ‘Pay Penalty’ Reaches Record High | NEA https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/teacher-pay-penalty-reaches-record-high
Pay Gap Between Teachers, Other Professionals, Is Widest Since 1960s — Report | Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/pay-gap-between-teachers-other-professionals-is-widest-since-1960s-report/
Teacher pay penalty still looms large: Trends in teacher wages and compensation through 2022 | Economic Policy Institute https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-in-2022/#:~:text=Key%20findings,increase%20from%206.1%25%20in%201996.
Teacher pay penalty still looms large - Trends in teacher wages and compensation through 2022 https://files.epi.org/uploads/274103-overview.pdf
Education Research Report: Teacher pay penalty still looms large https://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2023/10/teacher-pay-penalty-still-looms-large.html