Teachers’ Wages ‘Essentially Flat’ for 50 Years, Analysis Says
The largest teachers’ union spent $220.5 million on political activities last year, compared to $45.4 million on local collective bargaining-related matters.
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, reported the findings in a May 18 report in light of public records of political contributions and finances of the nation’s largest public school teachers’ unions, mainly the National Education Association (NEA) and American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
Aaron Gifford has written for several daily newspapers, magazines, and specialty publications and also served as a federal background investigator and Medicare fraud analyst. He graduated from the University at Buffalo and is based in Upstate New York.
