How much did Illinois teacher Jenny S. Gums make with Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?
Jenny S. Gums earned $100,184 in the year they retired from Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204. They taught from 1985 to 2017 with Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204.
In that time, they contributed $184,435 to their pension and have received $3,928 so far after their retirement.
Rotherham said a sizable amount of teacher pensions are made in the last five years of a pension, approximately between 25 and 30 years of contributions.
The average teacher salary in the US is roughly $60,000 in 2019. Teachers just starting can expect to earn less than $40,000, according to Melanie Weir with Business Insider.
How much did Illinois teacher Mark S. Prichard make with Lisle Community Unit School District 202 before retiring, according to contribution data accumulated from FOIA requests?
Elisabeth C. Barkei earned $25,404 in the last year with Downers Grove Community High School 99.
In that time, they contributed $4,243 to their pension, which will come into effect after they retire.
A study published in the Education Next Journal found higher salaries can have significant ramifications on the quality of teachers within a school district. It found increasing the skills of a teacher through continued higher education resulted in improved student performance.
Rotherham said a sizable amount of teacher pensions are made in the last five years of a pension, approximately between 25 and 30 years of contributions.
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