re: I am the Department of Education: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!

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I think people are seeing that graph and shitting on teachers without realizing that teacher salaries have been pretty much the same since 1970 (and declined relative to other professions).

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I would imagine that the increase is because there are probably more support staff, especially with IDEA and the professionals involved in that.

There may also be smaller classrooms sizes, but I may be wrong