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indusurb

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22. Better idea

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 09:23 AM

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Start paying teachers at the same rate you pay doctors(because frankly teachers are just as important as doctors in our society), say 100k-120k starting salary. Then they can buy their own house, pay off their student loans, and since salary seems to command respect in our society, be more respected in our society. Not to mention you would get a higher caliber of education grads coming out of college. I knew several ed. majors in college who would have made great teachers, but they took a look at their loans, a look at the potential salary, said screw it, I'm going elsewhere.

This is the approach many countries such as Finland take, and you know what, they have the top rated education systems in the world.

Stop trying to band-aid the system together. Pay teachers and pay them well

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Here's an idea: rent free housing for teachers [View all] CTyankee Thursday OP

What a lovely and innovative idea! HeartsCanHope Thursday #1

I know. And I had never thought of it. CTyankee Thursday #2

Newark, NJ has that NJCher Thursday #3

This may be the only way to keep teachers in some districts fujiyamasan Thursday #4

My friends daughter n law Tree Lady Thursday #5

I don't know. I'll try to find out and get back to you. Or perhaps Google knows! CTyankee Thursday #8

Why not just pay them enough in the first place? MichMan Thursday #6

Might be cheaper to give them free rent than increase pay for their mortages/insurance/taxes ... Igel Thursday #7

Is the free rent taxable as income? MichMan Thursday #9

Probably... but my law degree is from Law & Order and they mostly covered rapes and murders. nt ihaveaquestion Friday #10

My concern for this would be that the teachers would be beholden to the school district... ihaveaquestion Friday #11

I see what you mean. It's a wise fear. But New Haven has consistently been a liberal leaning town. I know that can CTyankee Friday #12

They shouldn't really... SickOfTheOnePct Friday #15

There are lots of views and opinions that teachers have which they should be allowed to express. ihaveaquestion Saturday #19

Those are facts, not "views" n/t SickOfTheOnePct Saturday #20

Of course they are to you and me. But to the RW nutters they are "liberal lies" and must be suppressed. ihaveaquestion Saturday #24

Correct TnDem Saturday #25

Who owns the "rent free housing" they're living in? flvegan Friday #13

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Friday #16

I copy/pasted this from the web page CTyankee Friday #17

Teachers can get some sweet deals on HUD homes TexasBushwhacker Friday #14

Our city has low rent housing for teachers and farm workers. hunter Friday #18

As long as the powers that be don't hold that over their heads to enforce conformity. OldBaldy1701E Saturday #21

Better idea indusurb Saturday #22

your salaries for US physicians are off (they are far higher than 100-120K USD per annum) Celerity Saturday #23

I'm talking starting salaries here, entry level doctor's salaries, indusurb Saturday #26

Sorry, but you are offering up ex post facto-revised, vague, receipt-free positings. Also, I fundamentally disagree that Celerity Saturday #28

Receipts indusurb Saturday #30

the first 2 links do not work for me, and the 3rd does not aid your case Celerity Saturday #32

Well I don't know what's going on with it, or your browser indusurb Saturday #33

I live in Sweden (I have tripartite citizenship, US via birth, grew up in the UK, and now live in Sweden, my father is Celerity Saturday #34

OK then indusurb Saturday #35

I agree with your sentiment of course senseandsensibility Saturday #38

Back in the 40s and 50s, unmarried teachers had little choice no_hypocrisy Saturday #27

Yes, teachers have always been grossly underpaid indusurb Saturday #31

This is the "company town" concept and it has not been kind to workers. David__77 Saturday #29

what else do you know about New Haven? CTyankee Saturday #37

Here's the NJ version NJCher Saturday #36