Happening now! Watch the livestream here: https://www.epi.org/event/teacher-compensation-penalty-impact-on-teachers-education-and-society/

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The teacher pay penalty has grown from 7.1% in 1979 to 19.2% in 2019. On average, teachers earned just 80.8 cents on the dollar compared with what similar college graduates earned working in other professions.

Learn more: https://www.epi.org/publication/teacher-pay-penalty-dips-but-persists-in-2019-public-school-teachers-earn-about-20-less-in-weekly-wages-than-nonteacher-college-graduates/

Teachers are underpaid in every state. Of the eight states with the largest wage penalties, four were where massive walkouts took place in 2018: Arizona (31.8%), Oklahoma (29.0%), Colorado (28.8%), and North Carolina (25.3%).

Students bear the brunt of high turnover and teacher shortages. The teacher compensation penalty serves as a driving force behind the #redfored movement, says @NEAToday President @BeckyPringle.

Watch here: https://www.epi.org/event/teacher-compensation-penalty-impact-on-teachers-education-and-society/

Male teachers earn 30.2% less than similar male college graduates who choose a different profession. This explains, to a large degree, why only one in four teachers are men, says @LarryMishel.

Recessions are used as an opportunity for those long working to dismantle public goods, says @Sly21. This time is no different as Senate Republicans refuse to provide federal aid to state and local governments. Our teachers and students are paying the price.

Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association president @TCTAShawna provides an on-the-ground perspective: At least a fourth of their members have two jobs. Out of that group, half of them have three jobs. Teachers deserve better.