The Mythical 130% of Average Pay: Teachers Have Waited More Than 28 Years for the Promised Salaries
Translated from Czech and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Czech Education Minister Robert Plaga has again raised the goal of bringing teachers’ salaries to 130% of the national average.
- Teachers last came close to that level in 2021, when Plaga completed his first term as minister.
- Their pay stood at 108.4% of the average salary last year, while Plaga estimates it could reach 111% this year.
The promise of lifting Czech teachers’ salaries to 130 percent of the national average is back on the table. Education Minister Robert Plaga has raised the target again, even though teachers have not reached it.
They came closest in 2021, at the end of Plaga’s first term as education minister. Since then, teachers’ salaries have declined relative to the national average.
Last year, teacher pay stood at 108.4 percent of the average salary. Plaga estimates that it will rise to as much as 111 percent this year, still well below the repeatedly promised 130 percent.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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