Assistant Teacher Salaries Less than Many Other Employees - The Oxford Eagle

Assistant teacher salaries less than many other employees - The Oxford Eagle

Mississippi spends a larger portion of its K-12 education budget on administration than every other state in the South, despite also paying little to assistant teachers, according to a new report released by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor. “I was alarmed to learn from our analysts that assistant teachers in Mississippi are making less than state employees working as janitors,” said State Auditor Shad White. “My office has written re…

Report: Mississippi spends more on K-12 administration, pays assistant teachers among lowest salaries - Darkhorse Press

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi spends a larger share of its K-12 education budget on administration than any other Southern state while assistant teachers in the state earn some of the lowest salaries, according to a report released this week by the Office of the State Auditor. The report found that assistant teacher pay in Mississippi is lower than nearly all other state jobs, even though the positions require more qualifications than some. Only …

Mississippi Report: Assistant Teacher Pay Could Rise by Cutting Administrative Waste

The report found that raising assistant teacher pay to the regional average would require $67.3 million in new funding.