Nor do charter school teachers fare much better.
Nor do British teachers fare badly when compared with other nations; according to the report, the average primary salary is $44,000 and secondary $48,500 in England (£27,300 and £30,100), which (perhaps surprisingly) puts us ahead of the OECD average of $41,000 and $47,000 respectively.
Among major professional groups on the Island, only teachers fared better, seeing their ranks grow by 6percentt.
Over the next two years, I would learn as I subbed once a week for a variety of classes, including kindergarten, sixth grade, middle-school social studies, high-school chemistry, phys ed, art, Spanish, and English as a second language that Dan's story is standard teacher fare.
But after spending the summer worrying about tables, chairs, computers and the building's exterior, Mr. Majors seemed more concerned yesterday about how the students and teachers were faring.
During the walk-around, I looked into the classrooms to see how the teachers were faring.
Hong Kong early childhood teachers appear to fare the worst, relying on only a basic single pay scale as compensation for their work.
Of the four cities, Singaporean early childhood teachers appear to fare the worst: teachers who earn the median salaries are unable to afford even a one-bedroom apartment outside the city center, even if they put all of their income towards the rent.
But teachers haven't fared much better--and the next generation is paying the price.
And while it is unclear how labor negotiations that were pending before the attack will fare now, teachers appear to be the most vulnerable, according to those involved with the budget process.
The best programs draw people who majored as undergraduates in the subjects they wanted to teach; focus on extensive clinical practice rather than on classroom theory; are selective in choosing their applicants rather than treating students as a revenue stream; and use data about how their students fare as teachers to assess and revise their practice.
