A Research Blog About Educational Disparities

Author: Talon Logan

Teacher Pay and the Achievement Gap

The average salary for teachers in America about 45,500. On top of low pay teachers in high needs schools often use money out of their own pocket in order to fund and support classroom activities. In America, there is currently a large amount of protest for higher teacher pay. Many believe that higher pay will mean better teachers, but does a raise in salary specifically means that there will be an improvement in teacher performance? Continue reading

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