Compared to professionals in other fields, public school teachers are surprisingly unfree. In order to teach in most states they must take courses...
Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments
February 1, 2010
State and local governments face large budget deficits as revenues have stagnated and spending has remained at high levels. To reduce deficits, large savings can be found in the generous compensation packages of the nation’s 20 million state and local workers. In 2008, wages and benefits of $1.1 trillion accounted for half of total state and local government spending.
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