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West Virginia

Ohiogal

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1. It is a travesty

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Mar 3, 2018, 03:40 PM

Mar 2018

what teachers are paid in many states in the U.S.

Another article I read featured a high school English teacher in W.Va. who had been teaching for ten years and only cleared $1300 every two weeks. And, as above, their health care premiums were about to be raised $300 a month! It's absurd!

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Soaring healthcare costs drove West Virginia teachers to go on their (possibly illegal) strike [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 OP

It is a travesty Ohiogal Mar 2018 #1

Kick for the day crew. n/t area51 Mar 2018 #2

They are in a medicare expansion state. Wonder how these teachers would have Squinch Mar 2018 #3

Along with the steady increase in health care costs eating into income appalachiablue Mar 2018 #4