Are teachers underpaid?

Nobody goes into teaching for the money. But are teachers actually underpaid? Depends how you ask. Roughly six in 10 Americans believe teacher pay should increase, according to an Education Next poll released Tuesday that looks at public opinion on a variety of education topics. read more

It is one of the most commonly held bits of conventional wisdom in this country: that teachers are grossly underpaid, and further that many of the bad outcomes in public education are directly attributable to low teacher compensation. read more

Depends how you ask. Roughly six in 10 Americans believe teacher pay should increase, according to an Education Next poll released Tuesday that looks at public opinion on a variety of education topics. read more

American public school teachers are underpaid compared to workers in the U.S. with similar education levels, the OECD found. Elementary school teachers in the U.S. make 67 percent of what college-educated workers in other professions earn. High school teachers earn 71 percent of what other college-educated workers make. read more

Teachers in the U.S. are underpaid significantly compared with their colleagues around the world, and the differences can be quite stark, according to a recently released report by The Brookings Institution. read more