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Facing Low Salaries, Teachers Take To Moonlighting

AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 01.11.2012

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MIAMI — By day, Wade Brosz teaches American history at an A-rated Florida middle school. By night, he is a personal trainer at 24 Hour Fitness. ...

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Teachers Are Behind Private Sector Peers On Cognitive Measures And Overpaid, Report Says

The American Independent | Mikhail Zinshteyn | Posted 01.02.2012

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A new report published by two conservative think tanks argues the cognitive ability of teachers is on average lower than private sector workers with s...

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The Global Search for Education: What Do We Value Most?

C. M. Rubin | Posted 10.31.2011

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C. M. Rubin

According to Howard Gardner, our analysis of the educational problems in the United States is very distorted.

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D.C. Educator: Teachers Are Overpaid

Education Week | Michael Bromley | Posted 10.03.2011

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Note: Michael Bromley, a teacher in Washington, DC, is guest-posting this week. My colleagues groan when I say it, and then tell me to shut up: tea...

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School Roofers, Painters Earn More Than Teachers In Fla. District

Posted 05.29.2011

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Educators and parents in Florida say they're baffled and upset about pay inequality between teachers and laborers who work for the district. Accordin...

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10 States Where Teachers Are Paid The Worst: 24/7 Wall St.

Posted 05.25.2011

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24/7 Wall St wrote: Lost in the debate about collective bargaining rights and the related issues of pay, pensions, and health care coverage is the dia...

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California Teachers' Salaries to Be Paid in Compliments, Well-Wishing, Hearty Handshakes

Brock Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brock Cohen

The state's new plan calls for teachers to be compensated on a per-compliment basis, with the strongest teachers garnering the most effusive praise.

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