[Sungirl]

Teachers actually only work 9 months a year and only get paid for that 9 months.

Makes sense. If they got paid for the whole year, they wouldn't be able to get paid extra for working summer school..or for learning vacations...etc. That was a nice little deal the unions got for them..not to mention that after 3 years, they can never be fired.

[luckystarmom]

Actually, most teachers are required to go to some sort of training during the summer, and they are usually only off around 2 months. In California, school is out in the middle of June and the teachers stay a week or 2 longer. Then school starts the end of August, and the teachers have to be there a few weeks before school starts.