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(The Center Square) – The average inflation-adjusted salary for a Missouri public school teacher declined 7.4% during the last 18 years while the cost of employee benefits increased 53.9%, according

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Despite ongoing debates over the adequacy of teacher compensation, the design of merit pay systems, and the structure of pension benefits, there is broad agreement that teacher pay should be designed to recruit—and retain—the highest-quality teachers in a cost-effective manner.