Good news for substitute teachers
One of the main prayers of millions of teachers all over the globe is the rise of their salaries and benefits in such a way they could also help the basic needs of their families and students, citing among others, their noble contribution to society in keeping the kids in schools learn more about becoming responsible and educated citizens of the country. The present scenario of teachers today is that, while there are those who enjoyed big salaries such as the countries in the US and Europe, there are also countries which deny teachers their supposed benefits and wages. As a result, many teachers have organized themselves, join workers union and conducted protests in the streets to denounce alleged negligence of the government to listen to their woes.
Substitute teachers now have reasons to celebrate as there is already ongoing raise in their rates everyday. This means their dreams to have an increased salaries and benefits. Bennington added $5 dollars to its present rate of $135 per day. Elkhorn for the calendar year 2008-09 also added $4 to its present $130 per day. What was amazing was the Westside Community Schools which gave a whooping $12 raise for the sub-teachers salaries. The Omaha public school in 2002 already earns $140 a day – the time when Nebraska could hardly find substitute teachers due to the county’s lack of teaching force. However, there are also districts like Los Angeles which give teachers $152 per day for their efforts. It was also the time when Sallie Mae student loan is also giving good opportunities for many students in this district. Now, all the metro districts are paying their subs more than the national average of only $105. A report from the National Substitute Teachers Alliance said that the highest paying subs earn as much as $190 per day.
Terry Haack, a superintendent at Bennington said this pay hike for substitute teachers is very important to also boast their morale as educators. He said keeping the pay very competitive would give more encouragements to these educators to perform better for the betterment of all school children.
