[Nextrush]

Administration has been fattening up to be sure, but when the National Education Association wants the salaries of teachers to go up 19 percent in one year (an actual proposal in a school district near me) that's too much. Especially considering the average salary is over 48-thousand a year in that school district. That would mean a three million dollar expense in a school district with a 37 million dollar budget. (An eight percent budget increase just for teacher pay.)

[summer]

the average salary is over 48-thousand a year in that school district.

The "average" salary always takes into account those teachers on the highest end of the scale. People should look closer at what new teachers make.