Topic: Teacher Compensation

Paying Teachers Less for Summers Off

Beth Day — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:06:00 +0000

Do teachers really get more leave than other professionals?

[image:16128, image right]A common comment I hear in my work researching the teacher workforce and its challenges is that “teachers only work 10 months per year, so they should make less money.”

In my view, compensation should be about the level of skill and knowledge required, the impact of the position and the growth of the employee. In addition to the market rate, these are the typical elements factored into compensation for professionals.

Megan Boren

Teacher Pay Data: Reviewing trends and a teacher’s spending power in different areas of the South

Jahana.Martin — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:39:00 +0000

[image:15742]SREB has updated their Teacher Compensation Dashboard for a fourth year. With this many data, the trend analysis is becoming clear:

Let’s give our teachers what any employee needs to be successful

Beth Day — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 23:59:00 +0000

[image:15584, image right]We have a public-school teacher vacancy and turnover problem — more are leaving than coming in. In 2021, turnover equated to a loss of over 152,000 teachers from their positions in the SREB region. Yet we only prepared shy of 58,000 new teachers (traditional and alternative prep combined).

Updated dashboard shows latest teacher compensation trends in SREB states

Beth Day — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:51:00 +0000

New data shows teacher pay in the South still lags national average

A new interactive tool that helps policymakers explore pay and benefits in the 16 states represented by the Southern Regional Education Board is now live at  SREB.org/TeacherCompensationDashboard.

SREB has updated its comprehensive Teacher Compensation Dashboard with the region’s latest available data on salaries, health insurance, retirement, benefits and more.

Janita Poe

Legislated Teacher Salary Increases by Year in SREB States

Torrie Mekos — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:08:00 +0000

A summary of which state legislatures in the region took action to increase teacher salaries in recent years.

SREB Takeaways on Teacher Compensation Data

Torrie Mekos — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 17:28:00 +0000

Trends and highlights from our latest analysis

Teacher compensation is about more than just salaries. Each year, we track and analyze teacher compensation data across the SREB region — from salaries to health and retirement benefits to take-home pay. Here we highlight takeaways from our most recent analysis.

SEE TRENDS & TAKEAWAYS

Teacher Compensation in SREB States

Beth Day — Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:24:00 +0000

Takeaways From SREB's Latest Data Dashboard

Teacher compensation includes salaries plus health and retirement benefits. Seeing compensation as a whole, including take-home pay, can help policymakers address teacher shortages. This publication highlights important facts from SREB’s extensive Teacher Compensation Dashboard, including salary averages and trends, health benefit premiums, annual pension benefits and average take-home pay.

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Rises in Teacher Compensation in the South Not Enough to Ease Many States’ Shortages

alan.richard@sreb.org — Mon, 22 Nov 2021 06:40:00 +0000

ATLANTA — Teacher raises of up to 10% in recent years likely aren’t enough to help curb teacher shortages in many Southern states, as the cost of health insurance, inflation and the demands of teaching during the pandemic take a toll on the workforce.

To See Teacher Compensation, Look at More Than Salaries

Beth Day — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 01:50:00 +0000

Teacher Pay Is Increasing. So Is the Cost of Benefits

This spring, the National Education Association released its annual teacher pay analysis a bit earlier than usual. This data is widely used across the nation as the main source for average teacher salaries by state. The headline for 2021: Teacher salaries are going up by an average of 1.5% across the nation, and average spending per pupil is up 5%.

This is fantastic news ─ no bones about it.

It’s also not the whole story.

Respect (and Pay) Our Teachers, Or Lose Them

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:18:00 +0000

[image:11709, image w50 right]As state education budgets suffer during this pandemic, the teaching profession simply cannot absorb the kind of blow it took in the last recession. Teacher salaries dropped substantially then, and today, a decade later, they’re still lower on average than before the Great Recession. Morale has dropped, too, according to surveys, and turnover has risen as budgets and teacher supports decrease. We can’t afford to repeat the same mistakes in this current climate, another recession aggravated by COVID-19.

New Ideas in Teacher Compensation

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:39:00 +0000

To help states retain teachers and recruit the next generation into the profession, this brief examines teacher compensation policies in states and how adjustments could help reverse teacher shortage trends. The report looks at teacher compensation packages as a whole, including data on salary, health insurance, retirement and other benefits. It also outlines moderate-, low- and no-cost strategies for states and districts to improve teacher working environments.

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How Could States and Districts Improve Teacher Working Conditions?

melissa.pinsky@sreb.org — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:10:00 +0000

Examples of Initiatives From Around the South

On average, 8% of teachers leave the profession each year, many citing poor working conditions. State policymakers can improve the environment for educators through early career induction, mentoring, professional learning, school leadership, tiered certification, career lattices and advanced teacher roles. This briefing offers specific examples from SREB states and three steps to consider.

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