Michigan Teacher Salaries Highest in Nation When Compared to Relative Wealth of States
Teacher salaries in Michigan rank first in the nation when compared against relative state wealth, The Bay City Times reported. This despite claims by the Michigan Education Association that school personnel have made $1 billion in concessions over the past three years.
Education Policy Director Michael Van Beek debunks the school employee concession myth here. Other myths about school funding will be addressed by Van Beek in an ongoing series of commentaries found here.
Permission to reprint this blog post in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author (or authors) and the Mackinac Center for Public Policy are properly cited. Permission to reprint any comments below is granted only for those comments written by Mackinac Center policy staff.
