California Teachers’ Latest Scam
Former LAUSD Teacher Ari Kaufman writes in American Daily:
Now, pity those poor, overpaid, underworked teachers as they embark up on a 2-3 week winter break, please.In fact:
California ranks first nationally in teacher salaries. The average teacher salary in the state was $65,424 last year almost $2,200 more than second-place New York, and almost $12,000 higher than the national average. What’s more, California placed fifth in the nation in the percentage that teacher salaries have increased over the last 10 years, corrected for inflation.
NEA estimates the average California teacher salary this year is $67,186 - a 4.6% increase over last year. This pay hike comes during a year in which the state has hired an additional 2,800 teachers.
And yet:
On Friday, The California Teachers Association filed a proposed initiative to increase the state sales tax “to provide new, ongoing funding for public schools and colleges that cannot be cut, delayed or diverted by the governor or the Legislature.”