Teacher pay in South Carolina falls behind, contributes to teacher shortage [View all]
Suzanne Billings had to take on a few extra jobs early in her career. At various times she worked nights and weekends as a waitress, sales associate and security guard at a gated community.
That was all while teaching full time on weekdays in the demanding environment of an elementary school.
It's not a unique story in a state where wages for educators have fallen behind national and regional averages, and where, according to state education officials, a teacher shortage threatens to grow worse in the coming years.
The state's current average teaching salary of $48,769 is about $2,200 less than the 16-state Southeastern average and almost $10,000 less than the national average, according to the Southern Regional Education Board, an Atlanta-based nonprofit funded by states in the region.
Read more: https://www.independentmail.com/story/news/education/2018/03/30/teacher-pay-south-carolina-falls-behind-contributes-teacher-shortage/395599002/
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