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Tracking Teacher Compensation

December 18, 2007 1 min read
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The National Education Association reported last week that the average percentage change in teachers’ salaries from the 2004-05 to the 2005-06 school year was 2.9 percent. Over the past 10 years, salaries have increased 1.3 percent in constant dollars, according to the report, “Rankings and Estimates.”

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A version of this article appeared in the December 19, 2007 edition of Education Week

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