South Carolina teachers are fed up and ready to rally. They're planning their second protest this year to demand better pay.
Hundreds of educators plan to protest at the state capitol on May 1 at an event called"#AllOutMay1." "Those that care about public education in South Carolina demand better teacher pay, smaller class size, removing other duties as assigned from teacher contracts, less testing and a pledge from our legislature that they will say no to for-profit charter schools and educational savings accounts," the SC for Ed advocacy group said.
As of 2017, South Carolina ranked 38th in teacher pay, with an average salary of about $50,000, according to data from the National Education Association. Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliatingSC for ED said teachers"are leaving the profession because their salaries are too meager to provide a reasonable standard of living for themselves and their families.
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