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31. Yes, teachers have always been grossly underpaid

Sat Jul 19, 2025, 10:46 AM

Jul 19

Mainly due to misogyny, teaching was considered women's work and therefore not valued as much. The US was able to build a top flight education system in the mid 20th century because women were generally limited to the professions of nursing, secretarial and teaching jobs. Thus we saw lots of top flight talent go into teaching. That started changing in the 1970's as more fields opened up for women, and that top flight talent migrated to better paying jobs.

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Here's an idea: rent free housing for teachers [View all] CTyankee Jul 17 OP

What a lovely and innovative idea! HeartsCanHope Jul 17 #1

I know. And I had never thought of it. CTyankee Jul 17 #2

Newark, NJ has that NJCher Jul 17 #3

This may be the only way to keep teachers in some districts fujiyamasan Jul 17 #4

My friends daughter n law Tree Lady Jul 17 #5

I don't know. I'll try to find out and get back to you. Or perhaps Google knows! CTyankee Jul 17 #8

Why not just pay them enough in the first place? MichMan Jul 17 #6

Might be cheaper to give them free rent than increase pay for their mortages/insurance/taxes ... Igel Jul 17 #7

Is the free rent taxable as income? MichMan Jul 17 #9

Probably... but my law degree is from Law & Order and they mostly covered rapes and murders. nt ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #10

My concern for this would be that the teachers would be beholden to the school district... ihaveaquestion Jul 18 #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 Jul 18 #12

They shouldn't really... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 18 #15

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

Those are facts, not "views" n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 19 #20

Of course they are to you and me. But to the RW nutters they are "liberal lies" and must be suppressed. ihaveaquestion Jul 19 #24

Correct TnDem Jul 19 #25

Who owns the "rent free housing" they're living in? flvegan Jul 18 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 18 #16

I copy/pasted this from the web page CTyankee Jul 18 #17

Teachers can get some sweet deals on HUD homes TexasBushwhacker Jul 18 #14

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

As long as the powers that be don't hold that over their heads to enforce conformity. OldBaldy1701E Jul 19 #21

Better idea indusurb Jul 19 #22

your salaries for US physicians are off (they are far higher than 100-120K USD per annum) Celerity Jul 19 #23

I'm talking starting salaries here, entry level doctor's salaries, indusurb Jul 19 #26

Sorry, but you are offering up ex post facto-revised, vague, receipt-free positings. Also, I fundamentally disagree that Celerity Jul 19 #28

Receipts indusurb Jul 19 #30

the first 2 links do not work for me, and the 3rd does not aid your case Celerity Jul 19 #32

Well I don't know what's going on with it, or your browser indusurb Jul 19 #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 Jul 19 #34

OK then indusurb Jul 19 #35

I agree with your sentiment of course senseandsensibility Jul 19 #38

Back in the 40s and 50s, unmarried teachers had little choice no_hypocrisy Jul 19 #27

Yes, teachers have always been grossly underpaid indusurb Jul 19 #31

This is the "company town" concept and it has not been kind to workers. David__77 Jul 19 #29

what else do you know about New Haven? CTyankee Jul 19 #37

Here's the NJ version NJCher Jul 19 #36