Posted on Dec 29, 2022
Missouri's teachers are among the nation's worst-paid. Some districts are getting creative to fix...
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Missouri ranks near the bottom of the country for its teacher pay. Faced with staffing shortages, school districts and education leaders are doing what they can to raise salaries.
Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, which makes it hard for school districts across the state to keep and attract educators.
The average starting salary for Missouri’s teachers is just above $33,200. According to the National Education Association, only Montana pays new teachers less. The state’s average teacher salary also ranks 47th in the country, at $51,557.
The Kansas City-area Hickman Mills School District, which pays some of the lowest salaries in the region, voted in November to boost teacher pay. First-year teachers in the district currently make a minimum of $38,000. With the pay bump, new teachers will make a minimum of $46,500 and a maximum of $95,107 starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, which makes it hard for school districts across the state to keep and attract educators.
The average starting salary for Missouri’s teachers is just above $33,200. According to the National Education Association, only Montana pays new teachers less. The state’s average teacher salary also ranks 47th in the country, at $51,557.
The Kansas City-area Hickman Mills School District, which pays some of the lowest salaries in the region, voted in November to boost teacher pay. First-year teachers in the district currently make a minimum of $38,000. With the pay bump, new teachers will make a minimum of $46,500 and a maximum of $95,107 starting in the 2023-2024 school year.
Missouri's teachers are among the nation's worst-paid. Some districts are getting creative to fix...
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This does nothing to supporting teachers giving their all in educating our youth!
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And, yet, the Lees Summit School District spent more than $1 million on equity training….
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Teacher pay is only part (a big part) of the problem. Another problem is funding the classrooms. I can't tell you how much I spend to keep my classroom going in any given school year. The state only gives us $400.00 per year for our classroom and the school takes $200.00 of that to pay for the copy machines and paper. Now, it doesn't affect me as much as some because I have no mortgage or car payments so I can afford it, however, I shouldn't have to shell out money from my pocket to educate my students. That's the state and district's responsibility. Just last week I bought over $300.00 worth of supplies and shower boards (to use as whiteboards) for my classroom for the upcoming spring semester. I can guarantee you that won't be all. If I didn't, I would have to make do with what I don't have. One teachers' opinion for what it is worth.
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