Florida Teachers Pay Falling

[GoodWitch58]

Report: Florida public teachers? salaries keep dropping | The Florida Independent

The Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy today issued its State of the State of Florida report, which compares Florida?s education, health and human services, and tax fairness with other states. Among the organization?s findings: In 2009-2010, teachers salaries in the Sunshine State ranked 37th in the United States. #

The Sun-Sentinel today reported that: #


The Broward County School District last year paid about 34 of its painters and 24 of its roofers at least $59,000 ? more per day than it paid teachers with 16 years of experience. #

Seventeen stock clerks earned $52,000 or more, while 18 grass cutters and three pest-sprayers were paid about $50,000 ? each making more per day than most 10-year teachers. #

Taxpayers also paid two mail clerks about $49,000, more per day than many 7-year teachers. #

Everything I know about why a company locates a business...says the company looks for a competent, educated workforce from which to draw, as one of its main criteria.

Yet, in Florida, we are about to give the new governor $400 Million to open an office of Economic Development...money that has been taken from trust funds that fund basic needs like infrastructure, safety nets for the disabled, etc. etc., and we are cutting education even further.

So, what's wrong with this picture?

 

[hkem1]

Report: Florida public teachers? salaries keep dropping | The Florida Independent

Everything I know about why a company locates a business...says the company looks for a competent, educated workforce from which to draw, as one of its main criteria.

Yet, in Florida, we are about to give the new governor $400 Million to open an office of Economic Development...money that has been taken from trust funds that fund basic needs like infrastructure, safety nets for the disabled, etc. etc., and we are cutting education even further.

So, what's wrong with this picture?

Here in Texas, the city bus drivers recently had a strike. Now they are making more than teachers with many years of experience.

 

[Bob]

its all rather upside down, but we have plenty to bomb people

 

[wrobert]

its all rather upside down, but we have plenty to bomb people

I say re-elect Obama, there are plenty of countries left to invade.

 

[30ashopper]

The Broward County School District last year paid about 34 of its painters and 24 of its roofers at least $59,000 ? more per day than it paid teachers with 16 years of experience. #

Seventeen stock clerks earned $52,000 or more, while 18 grass cutters and three pest-sprayers were paid about $50,000 ? each making more per day than most 10-year teachers. #

Taxpayers also paid two mail clerks about $49,000, more per day than many 7-year teachers. #

Report: Florida public teachers? salaries keep dropping | The Florida Independent

Everything I know about why a company locates a business...says the company looks for a competent, educated workforce from which to draw, as one of its main criteria.

Yet, in Florida, we are about to give the new governor $400 Million to open an office of Economic Development...money that has been taken from trust funds that fund basic needs like infrastructure, safety nets for the disabled, etc. etc., and we are cutting education even further.

So, what's wrong with this picture?

benefits, benefits, benefits. You can't compare salaries like this without taking into account benefits. Around 40% of teacher pay in Florida comes in the form of a deferred payment. By making a straight salary comparison between people who enjoy defined benefit pensions and people who don't is pure skullduggery, IMHO.

 

[Matt J]

I say re-elect Obama, there are plenty of countries left to invade.

I see the GOP has rolled out the "paint the current president as a war monger" campaign. :roll:

Florida's new education slogan:

You want a report card with that education?

 

[idlewind]

I see the GOP has rolled out the "paint the current president as a war monger" campaign. :roll:

Florida's new education slogan:

You want a report card with that education?

We learned the lesson well from the Democrats.

 

[Matt J]

We learned the lesson well from the Democrats.

The war was only a bullet point among dozens on that campaign.

 

[idlewind]

The war was only a bullet point among dozens on that campaign.

For most Republicans ( excluding me) the wars, including Libya, are not an issue at all. Since I think it is lunacy to spend millions lobbing rockets at sheepherders, I don't even agree with Obama on that issue. No true conservative could agree with his reckless spending and government takeovers of businesses.

 

[Matt J]

For most Republicans ( excluding me) the wars, including Libya, are not an issue at all. Since I think it is lunacy to spend millions lobbing rockets at sheepherders, I don't even agree with Obama on that issue. No true conservative could agree with his reckless spending and government takeovers of businesses.

:funn: You do understand that Libya is all about oil right? That's a nonpartisan issue.