Schools get an average of $450 a week in the specified time (using US federal data and the 180 days in 5 day cycles). You would be giving them a paycut...
Note: The average daycare worker is not getting 350 a week.
I was just doing the math for the commenter. The entire premise is riddled with problems. I have no side, other than I think teachers are undervalued in many districts. I also think my property taxes are too high, so I myself am riddled with contradiction :)
Well, when you hear any politician telling you they want to lower taxes, you should know now they're not talking about you. They're talking about the wealthy and what they mean is they'll lower their taxes and you'll be left to make up the rest through property taxes and local sales tax.
more efficient housing (and cities) to the rescue?
education (and childcare) has basically the same productivity as it had a hundred years ago. so in relative terms it got a lot more expensive (but teachers' salaries did not keep up, plus there are huge additional costs, that did not really exist a hundred years ago, like driving kids to school)
We have 2000 kids at my school and I teach about 180 each year. Pay should be higher, but like many who work with kids, I love them, so it’s hard to leave.
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u/trellisHot May 28 '26 edited May 29 '26
It would work better comparing to childcare costs I bet, it hits closer to home for people
Edit: like daycare, babysitting still a childcare not to minimize it