School & District Management

What Do the Numbers Tell Us About U.S. Teachers? (Video)

By Mike Bock — August 29, 2017 1 min read
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The average American teacher has worked for 14 years, makes an average salary of $55,000 per year, and works about 53 hours per week, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Education.

What else did the data reveal about the people who staff public K-12 classrooms? Education Week‘s Liana Heitin walks us through the numbers.


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A version of this news article first appeared in the On Air: A Video Blog blog.