Nearly 80,000 educators across California joined forces in an unprecedented campaign demanding higher wages, benefits, fully staffed schools, and safe campuses. The California Teachers Association argues that educators are underpaid and face a high cost of living, while opponents claim the focus should be on improving student performance.
Oakland Unified School District teacher Emelia Breen, center, and others take part in a protest for better school resources outside City Hall at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2005. Over 10,000 members of Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco education unions are joining forces with educators across California in an unprecedented campaign for improved class sizes, more resources, better wages, benefits and improvements in school safety.
People take part in a protest for better school resources outside City Hall at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2005. Over 10,000 members of Oakland, Richmond, Berkeley and San Francisco education unions are joining forces with educators across California in an unprecedented campaign for improved class sizes, more resources, better wages, benefits and improvements in school safety.
Sylvia Allegretto, a senior economist at the nonpartisan think tank Center for Economic and Policy Research, estimates the average weekly wage for California public school teachers in 2022 was $1,844, while other college graduates received an average weekly wage of $2,847. San Jose Teachers Association president Renata Sanchez said the high cost of living in the Bay Area forces many educators to work multiple jobs in order to live in the communities where they teach.
The ongoing impacts of declining enrollment and the end of pandemic funding for districts across the state have also led some to wonder if schools even have the funds needed to boost educators’ salaries. Oakland Unified is one district facing intense financial strain. The district is projected to run out of cash during the 2025-26 school year without significant intervention and has said it plans to consolidate up to 10 schools.
EDUCATION WAGES CALIFORNIA TEACHERS SCHOOL FUNDING
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