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A K Bhattacharya: Pay your teachers

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.business-standard.com (Views: 247, Clicks: 3)  View Story

But creating world-class educational infrastructure is not just about constructing buildings and classrooms. A critical imperative is to attract the best academic talent from all over the world.

3 comments | Tags: india teacher pay staff retention | Topic: Teacher Pay BAD >_<

#1 by nitajo posted ago +3 apples bad good
This frustration is felt in many other countries.
Unfortunately, no academically bright student today looks at teaching or research as a career option as the salary differential between a teacher and a professional working in industry is huge.
#2 by PiGuy posted ago +2 apples bad good
In South Korea and Germany, starting salaries for teachers are about 141% of per capita GDP, while the figure for the United States is only 81%; in fact, all countries in this sample pay their teachers a significantly higher relative wage as a starting salary compared to the United States. Source: Economic Policy Institute
#2.1 replied to #2 by Sculb posted ago +1 apples bad good
Woeful...
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