The Charter Effect
We analyzed teacher salaries at charter schools. Here’s what we found.
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If you’re a charter school teacher, chances are your salary is lower than your counterparts in a traditional school districts.
MONEY & POLITICS
Pennsylvania 2016 state salaries
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Let’s be honest: No one really likes paying their taxes. But since we have to pay them, you should know how the state spends the money.
MONEY & POLITICS
Pittsburgh has a wage gap. But what does that really mean?
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Men employed by the City of Pittsburgh, on average, earn more money than women. Similarly, white people employed by the city, on average, earn more than people of color. This is what’s known as a wage gap. And among public employees in Pittsburgh, it is real. PublicSource requested data from the city detailing salaries, bonuses and overtime pay for public workers who were employed in 2016.
MONEY & POLITICS
Explore Pittsburgh’s 2016 city salaries
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When you think of how a city spends your tax dollars, what do you think of? The snow plows that clear the streets? The asphalt to pave the roads? Actually, much of it goes to the men and women who do those jobs every day. Roughly 37 percent of the city’s 2016 budget went to paying the salaries of its employees.