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Article: Average salaries of teachers up, dollar gap among states widens, National Education Association report shows. (includes list of Average salaries of teachers)
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- April 30, 1990
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AVERAGE SALARIES OF TEACHERS UP, DOLLAR GAP AMONG STATES WIDENS,
NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION REPORT SHOWS
WASHINGTON, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Salaries of classroom teachers across the country are estimated to increase to an average of $31,304 for the 1989-90 school year, a hike of 5.9 percent over last year, a new report by the National Education Association disclosed today.
"But while teacher salaries climbed past the $30,000 mark for the first time, this is still not an adequate wage for the professional services teachers perform," said NEA President Keith Geiger.
Geiger noted that more than half of all teachers ...