04-03-2018, 11:29 PM
Teachers should be able to make a decent living and pay their basic bills. When that's not happening, the quality of education and priority on education declines.
To me, that's evident when looking at how (un)well American students perform academically when compared to other advanced developed nations in which education is a high societal/governmental priority and teachers are valued and well paid.
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To me, that's evident when looking at how (un)well American students perform academically when compared to other advanced developed nations in which education is a high societal/governmental priority and teachers are valued and well paid.