"An analysis of the weekly earnings of occupations comparable to K-12 teachers confirms the teacher disadvantage in weekly earnings and the substantial erosion of teacher relative pay over the last 10 years. Teachers’ weekly wages were nearly on par with those paid in comparable occupations in 1996 but are now 14.3%, or $154, below that of comparable occupations." -quote from introduction
http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/book_teaching_penalty/
http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/book_teaching_penalty/
