American Teachers Work More and Are Paid Less Than Most Developed Nations

Two words describe how American public middle school teachers compare to other wealthy countries: Overworked and underpaid. American teachers in such schools spend more time teaching than peers in other member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a economic research group that focuses on the world's more affluent countries. However, they earn only 70 percent of what workers with similar levels of education make. On average, teachers in public middle schools in OECD countries earn roughly 85 percent of what similarly educated workers bring home. Read more on VICE News