Eileen Coate Milich, an Arizona teacher, did something brave when she posted her salary online. This showed how badly teachers are paid in the US. By sharing her pay stub on social media, Milich wanted to bring attention to the fact that teacher wages are too low, even though they require a lot of education and training.
Milich’s post, which has since been taken down because of negative comments, showed that she only got a $131 rise, which brings her yearly pay to $35,621. Many people are shocked and angry about this shocking number, and many are standing with Milich and her fellow teachers.
Milich works as a second-grade teacher at Phoenix’s Whispering Wind Academy. She loves teaching, but her pay isn’t even close to enough to live on.
In Arizona, teachers make an average of $47,218, which is a lot less than the national average of $58,353. Also, teachers often have to pay for their own school supplies, and a lot of them are struggling to make ends meet. Some even have to work more than one job to make ends meet.
Also, elementary school teachers in this state are paid the least in the country.
People all over the country are talking about how much teachers should be paid and how brave Milich was to share her pay. As the argument goes on, one thing is clear: something needs to change so teachers like Milich get the respect, credit, and fair pay they deserve.
