“Across the nation educator pay continues to erode, expanding the large pay gap between what teachers earn and what similarly educated and experienced professionals in other fields earn,” says NEA President Lily Eskelsen García. “Educators don’t do this work to get rich, they do this work because they believe in students. But their pay is not commensurate with the dedication and expertise they bring to the profession.” [flat_button text="READ MORE..." title="READ MORE" url="http://www.nea.org/home/74876.htm" padding="10px 20px" bg_color="#555555" border_color="#555555" border_width="1px" text_color="#FFFFFF" text_size="14px" align="left" target="_blank"]