Are Substitute Teachers Underpaid?

Are substitute teachers underpaid? Yes!!!! What are you willing to do about it? Voice my opinion to Kelly How long will you voice your opinion? As long as it takes to get a salary increase Are you willing to sign a petition? Yes!!! Are you willing to write an email? Yes!!! Are subs very valuable to Kelly? Yes!!! Will you stay tuned to hear of what you can do? yes!!! Your thoughts----------

Currently, substitutes, even with a teaching credential, are paid below 50% of what certified teachers are. Currently, the substitute teaching profession doesn't have a national union. I believe the answer for substitute teachers' rights would to have our local unions combine into a national union organization. Imagine over 100,000 substitutes joined together!

Well...I heard from other substitutes in my area...they were making $15-$20 an hour. I thought was excellent....since I worked in Corporate for nearly two-decades and didn't make $20 per hour. My associate who makes $20 per hour, stated the permanent teachers were livid, and went before the board and they deducted $50.00 per day from their salary...which is ludacris! The money wasn't coming from their pockets and they make up to 60K per year.

They are poorly paid if they are expected to provide their own materials while also receiving no benefits and no job security. If the schools provide all materials then their pay starts looking better, but not at only $15-$20 per hour if they receive no benefits. If permanent teachers do not want to give anything up for subs and districts do not want to pay them more, then the schools should at least provide all materials, including fill-in activities and all forms. In fact, if classroom teachers had a supply left for subs, they would align well with the current lesson plans and goals of the classroom teachers.