Turns out an ugly mug labeled “#1 Teacher” and an average annual salary of around $66,000 not only isn’t enough to live comfortably, but they’re also not enough to find a place to live near work. Add a backbreaking commute to the housing affordability crisis as yet another reason that the crucially important job of high-school teacher is just harder and harder to fill.
Many teachers nationwide are having to impart a lesson no more complicated than what’s 3+5: which is what happens when the cost of living increases and wages stay the same? A career that’s increasingly untenable.
