[Winona Online Democracy]
Steve,
My statistics came from Education Minnesota's newsletter, Minnesota
Educator, April 13, 2001, in an article by co-President Judy Schaubach. I
imagine the stats are available at their website,
<www.educationminnesota.org>
I'm certainly interested to see the basis of Mr. Powell's information.
Personally, when I encounter a teachable moment, I try to go ahead and put
it to educational use. I guess this is more suspenseful. Maybe Mr. Powell
can also teach me how to inject drama into my lessons.
Scott
>[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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