States with the largest teacher pay gap

In recent months, teachers in multiple states, including West Virginia, Kentucky, Arizona, and Oklahoma have gone on strike to protest low wages and insufficient resources in public schools. With many states cutting school funding, teachers are experiencing economic pressure inside and outside of the classroom and are voicing their need for change. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average annual salary of teachers in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools is $58,950. Although teachers’ salaries have risen […]