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The Hidden Cost of Not Moving Up the Teacher Pay Scale: My $100,000 Mistake

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The Hidden Cost of Not Moving Up the Teacher Pay Scale: My $100,000 Mistake
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How tech-focused graduate coursework can help teachers reclaim time, improve instruction, and move up the pay scale faster.
GUEST COLUMN | by Jennifer Cooper
KHOTIMATUZ ZAHRO
After earning my degree to become a high school social studies teacher, I was thrilled to land my first job. The reality set in quickly: my salary barely covered rent and a car payment. To manage student loans, I worked weekend shifts at a restaurant.
By my seventh year teaching, I hit a wall. My paycheck was going toward c

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