Australia Association for Research in Education
teacher pay
Why performance pay will never fix the disastrous teaching crisis
The NSW teaching profession is currently in crisis. However, recent education reform announcements to address the crisis miss the mark. Teacher workloads have reached unsustainable levels. Our survey research of over 18,000 NSW public sector teachers showed that teachers are now working an average of 55 hours per week. Increased data collection requirements, constant curriculum …
Teachers deserve more than love and praise. They deserve a raise.
Our second post on the NSW Teachers’ strike It has been 10 years since NSW public sector teachers …
The future of teachers’ pay: time to send a better price signal
Today we will feature two posts on the NSW Teachers’ strike. This is the first post. At the peak of their careers teachers earn less than electricians, physios, PR people and chiropractors and half that paid to lawyers and finance managers. What we pay people – especially those at the top of their game – …