[nightbrawler]

My wife used to be a teacher and there is something I haven't seen mentioned and that is all the district support staff. Her district had literally hundreds of high paid support staff. Many were older former teachers that either wanted out of the classroom or were moved to a support position instead of being let go, often with a pay raise.

Eliminating all the unnecessary support positions and dividing those salaries amongst teachers could result in a more balanced salary for teachers.

[sethammons]

Back when I was teaching high school math in inner city San Bernardino, there were more administrators than teachers in the district. It didn't make sense.