[Winona Online Democracy]
I would like to know two things if anyone has the answer.
1. If you say that salaries AND benefits role 52% for teachers, and
salaries rose 43% for the rest of the state; does the 43% include benefits
or are you just applying that half of the statistic to teachers and not the
rest of the population?
2. I would also like to know the source of each of these statistics. Is
there a primary source online?
Thanks,
-Steve Kranz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duke Powell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Scott Lowery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 1:27 AM
Subject: Re: [Winona] Minnesota SOS (Same Old Song)
> [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> While I am sure that Mr. Lowery believes what he has posted is true,
> this is a perfect example of how Education Minnesota is lying to the
> citizens of Minnesota. This bit of misinformation has been refuted time
> and again but I will explain it one more time.
>
> It is true that the average salary of Minnesota teachers has risen only
> by 23% during the 1990's. It is also true that salaries and benefits
> rose by 52.5% over the same period.
>
> Ya know, I just had a thought. This is what educators would call a
> "teachable moment."
>
> What I am going to do is see if anyone on this list can figure out how
> both of the above assertions can be true.
>
> I'll monitor the responses and will either congratulate the person who
> comes up with the correct answer or provide it myself if it looks like
> no one will figure it out.
>
> Duke Powell
> Burnsville
>
>
> >Scott Lowery wrote:
>
> > [Winona Online Democracy]
>
> >However Paul loses me when he starts railing about the MEA soaking up
>our tax dollars, in a redistribution of wealth no yet! Over the past >10
years, there's been a 43% average growth in wages for all Minnesota >wage
earners. During the same period, the average MN teacher salary >increased by
23%. If there is redistribution of wealth going on, it is ?flowing away from
teachers, not toward them.
> > Scott Lowery
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