Connecticut Teachers Among The Best Paid In The Nation

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Elementary and secondary public school teachers in Fairfield County and throughout Connecticut are among the best paid in the nation, according to The Washington Post.

A recent study shows Connecticut teachers to be among the best paid in the nation.
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by The Daily Voice

12/20/2013 4:30 a.m.

The average teacher in Connecticut makes $69,766 annually, said the study printed in the Post and conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics and Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president at DePaul University in Chicago.

That ranks Connecticut fourth in the nation, behind top earners in New York at $75,279 annually but well above the national average of $56,383 annually, according to the Washington Post.

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