Over the past three decades, stagnant weekly wages of public school teachers have fallen further and further behind those of college graduates who chose other careers, resulting in an ever increasing teacher pay gap that hit a record high in 2024. Over the last decade, inflation-adjusted weekly wages for teachers declined by $46.39 but increased by $220.46 for other college graduates.
Censorship complaints to public libraries continue with state-wide impact. The freedom to read 23 books has been eliminated or restricted. An October 7 lawsuit asks a federal court to block enforcement of unconstitutional book banning.
The status of pseudo-vouchers (Education Scholarship Accounts) remains uncertain. Public schools remain under attack from various groups, often funded by dark money, whose ultimate goal is a privatized education system.
