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Education

CoopersDad

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1. This is essential, as a start. Would be better if tied to local costs of living.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Wed May 31, 2023, 10:03 PM

May 2023

I'm in the first or second least affordable community in the US, Santa Cruz County.
$60K here doesn't go as far as it would in the Midwest, for example.

Median new home price here, over $1,000,000.

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Educators Are Nation Builders: Sanders Bill Would Ensure Min $60K Salary for Public School Teachers [View all] appalachiablue Mar 2023 OP

This is essential, as a start. Would be better if tied to local costs of living. CoopersDad May 2023 #1