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| Prison Guards vs. Teachers: Who Is Worth More? |
| By michigancapitolconfidential.com - Tom Gantert |
| Published: 12/12/2011 |
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Last May, while criticizing Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget cuts to schools, Ithaca Public Schools Superintendent Nathan Boortz asked Snyder to “make my school a prison.” Boortz wrote a letter to the editor saying prisons enjoyed more luxuries and received more funding than public schools in Michigan. But Michigan’s teachers probably wouldn’t want to make that transition considering they make on average about $12,200 more a year than prison guards. Michigan’s 5,000-plus prison guards make an average of $50,803 in 2009-2010, according to a Freedom of Information Act request. The prison guards’ salary information contains gross wages, including overtime. The average teacher salary in Michigan for 2009-2010 was $63,024, according to data from the Michigan Department of Education. Read More. |
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