10 States Where Teachers Are Paid The Worst: 24/7 Wall St.
No. 10 Kansas
• Average Salary 2010/2011: $47,080
• Number of Enrolled Students Per Teacher 2010/2011: 13.7 (18th)
• Average National Assessment of Educational Progress Math Score 2009: 288.59 (11th)
• Average National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Score 2009: 266.79 (19th)
• Average Daily Attendance as a % of Fall Enrollment 2010/2011: 94.5% (15th)
• High School Graduation Rate as % of Fall Enrollment 2010/2011: 6.42% (28th)
Kansas officials have asked for relief from requirements of the No Child Left Behind law. More than five dozen school districts filed a class action suit in November over what they consider to be unconstitutional cuts in state aid. Governor Sam Brownbeck's proposed budget cuts per-pupil for education spending.
And lo and behold, even far worse, Missouri is number 3.
No. 3 Missouri
• Average Salary 2010/2011: $46,411
• Number of Enrolled Students Per Teacher 2010/2011: 13.2 (11th)
• Average National Assessment of Educational Progress Math Score 2009: 285.8 (22nd)
• Average National Assessment of Educational Progress Reading Score 2009: 266.87 (17th)
• Average Daily Attendance as a % of Fall Enrollment 2010/2011: 92.6% (30th)
• High School Graduation Rate as % of Fall Enrollment 2010/2011: 6.99% (16th)
Though state funding is remaining even, schools are losing ground because costs are beginning to rise, according to the Missouri School Boards' Association. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quotes Howell Board Member Cynthia Bice as saying ""This is like asking me which of my children are my favorite" when discussing possible layoffs. Kelvin Adams recently was awarded a three-year contract extension as superintendent of the St. Louis Public Schools. Standardized test scores rose under his leadership.
This clearly shows otherwise, to me.
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My kids were raised in Ks and Mo schools, and both turned out very well, thank you. Advanced degrees, good grades in places known for their difficulty. And careers taking skill and common sense.
Its' not the inter state pay rankings. Its the combination of student calibre and parental support, district/school sizes, and good class choices.
Catholic teachers are known to be paid the least, yet few people complain about their product!
Another thing about catholic schools... no unions protecting substandard teachers. They don't produce, they're out. My kids were in both. I found the Catholic schools excellent for basics and inner discipline, and solid, upscale public schools for facilities and curricula--especially in the sciences. We have no regrets.
No, there is no connection, as anyone would tell you--and as the original link shows/declares but, the fact is, if you have a lower teacher/student ratio, more and better learning occurs, virtually always and you don't get that/can't have that without paying for it, first.
Second, sure, if anyone wants to indoctrinate their child with the guilt-ridden, 2,000 year old mush that is Catholicism, let 'em have it, as long as it only comes out of their pocket and not in any way from government. THAT'S Conservatism.
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