[tssva]

"Teachers make <25/hour with poor benefits (Florida, USA)."

Teacher pay varies greatly from area to area. Where I live in VA pay starts at $36/hour and goes up to $67 per hour. They also receive what would be considered by most to be excellent benefits. Over recent years my locality has been substancially increasing teacher pay each year especially on the upper end of the scale because the high end is actually behind nearby counties which we compete against for experienced teachers.

[BrianOnHN]

In Florida, a significant %, I'd estimate at least 10% of FL teachers, have come here from the North East to find a teaching job, because the job market is so competitive.

My early education was in the NE, and I had many distinguished teachers, and many were even from the south. Very few young teacher.

In FL, many young new teachers. Many from PA, NJ, and other competitive markets.

> pay varies greatly from area to area

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