Big teacher payouts are unfair to taxpayers
How much money should an educator earn in a region that values great schools? It's a tough question, particularly when the earnings of teachers are...
How much money should an educator earn in a region that values great schools? It's a tough question, particularly when the earnings of teachers are correlated to seniority far more than to skill or success. But the question must be asked at a time when inflation is eroding the buying power of residents' paychecks and more than 40% of the average Long Island homeowner's total property tax bill goes to educator salaries and benefits. The number that easily catches eyes is the 31,000 Long Island educators earning more than $100,000 per year.