Why are private school teachers paid more than their public colleagues?
- Written by Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University
Yan Krukov/Pexels , CC BYNew South Wales private school teachers are pushing for a pay rise with the help of their union.
One of the main arguments is their pay should be higher than that of public and Catholic school teachers, to reflect a “traditional premium” for working in the private (or independent) sector.
This follows a 2023...
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