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  • The Lie Factory on Education and Teacher Salaries

    05/03/2018 3:25:54 AM PDT · by ImaGraftedBranch · 122 replies
    Market ticker ^ | 5/3/2018 | Karl Deninger
    The latest screamfest from the various teacher's groups is that they're "grossly underpaid." Well, no. First, let's not forget that teachers are paid for 12 months but work 9. Indeed the "standard" school year is 180 days. The standard man-year of work is 2,000 hours -- 40 hours across 50 weeks. But 180 days is 1,440 hours, not 2,000, or 72% of a standard work-year. And before you talk about "overtime" do realize that professionals don't get paid overtime. I never did as a professional writing code or building networks for other people. It's a professional job, and is exempt...
  • Lake Providence, LA, Teachers Walk Off Job in Protest

    11/13/2003 6:02:14 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 4 replies · 120+ views
    Monroe, LA, News-Star ^ | 11-13-03 | Cannon, Chuck, Faulkner, Leesha
    <p>LAKE PROVIDENCE - Lake Providence Junior High School teachers met informally Wednesday night to decide to return to their jobs this morning if the principal, Theodore Lane, didn't come to school.</p> <p>More than 30 teachers and support staff had walked off the job Wednesday morning to protest, in their words, poor working conditions and disrespect from the principal. The teachers - waving signs that read "Teachers Have Rights," "Teachers Have A Voice" and "No More Lane" - had said they were unhappy with Lane, vowing not to return to work until he was removed.</p>