Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks during a protest outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. on March 13, 2025. The protest, organized by The Sunrise Movement, drew roughly 100 people speaking out against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency, which were initiated by the Trump administration and DOGE. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Teachers’ salaries have changed little for more than five decades, a recent report said.
Nonprofit research and data analysis firm, Network Contagion Research Institute, stated in a May 18 report that teacher wages have remained “essentially flat” for more than 50 years, according to an analysis of figures adjusted for inflation.