According to the NEA http://www.nea.org/edstats/images/02rankings.pdf
the AVERAGE U.S. Teacher salary, is 44,600 Roughly 50K.....
By Law, there are 180 School Days (give or take) per year.
Most Schools do not return to School until After Labor day, and are out of session all of July and August, that is Nine weeks, throw in about 10 days in June, and you are pushing 3 months....
Regardless of what you Texans LIKE to think, it's not the Universe in its entirety....lol There all Facts ; )
$49,700 is roughly 50K. $44,600 is NOT. Further, that is more than what my wife will make this year, with 13 years of experience and a Masters. I would bet that this number includes administration and not only teachers. Administrators work roughly 11 month years.
By Law, there are 180 School Days (give or take) per year.
First of all, that varies per state. Second, teachers are not on the 180 day schedule. They work in service, and have to attend other meetings (both district wide and local school) prior to school starting and even during school.
Most Schools do not return to School until After Labor day
Guess again. School starting times have been earlier since the late '80s. Some schools in North Texas started the first week of August. The state legislature is trying to back that up to August 21 or so, but that is still 2 weeks prior to labor day, which seems to be about the average starting time this year around North Texas. I don't think they've started after labor day since right after I was in school (mid-80s).
and are out of session all of July and August
My wife reported on something like August 14th, which was very late compared to the last few years. Recently, she has reported around August 9th. She got out about June 6. She also did one week in July of district mandated workshops, along with other elective workshops, where she will get credit for other in-service days.
that is Nine weeks, throw in about 10 days in June, and you are pushing 3 months....
My total of 11-12 weeks is accurate for my wife's and other surrounding districts. I can't speak to what goes on in Montana, but the 3 month summer is history. The only reason Texas is trying to push BACK starting times to late August is energy costs. Most parents want a fairly early start, and energy costs are not as big a factor in the north as they are in the southwest.
Regardless of what you Texans LIKE to think, it's not the Universe in its entirety
Since I'm the only one that has given specific, real world examples here, why don't you back up your assertions (which didn't exclude Texas) with some. Sorry, but until you do, the only facts stated here are the ones I wrote.