Public-School Teachers are Overpaid, Heritage/AEI Study Finds

By Elizabeth Harrington
November 1, 2011
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(CNSNews.com) – A new study conducted by the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) finds that, contrary to popular belief, public-school teachers receive total compensation more than 50 percent greater than that of private sector employees – if you take into account benefits, job security, summer vacations and other factors.

“There’s a widespread belief among people -- really across the political spectrum -- from laymen, to politicians, to scholars, that existing teachers are underpaid in terms of their wages and benefits,â€