Allie Jennerjahn joined the Denver7 news team in March 2024 as a morning reporter. She was born and raised in Hartford City, Indiana.
DENVER — A new report from the National Education Association on teacher pay showed teachers are still not getting paid enough.
While salaries are going up, Colorado educators saw the lowest pay increase in the country last year at 1.1%. The average for Colorado was $60,775 in 2022-2023. Faculty at Colorado's public four-year colleges saw an almost 6% increase in 2022-2023, looking at $97,577.Nationwide, the data shows the largest year-over-year teacher increase in over a decade.Even though these are record-level increases, a spokesperson for NEA said it’s not keeping up with inflation.Despite increase in salary, CO teacher pay isn't keeping up with inflation
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