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Poll Shows Majority Believe Teachers and Support Staff are Underpaid
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Newly released polling data from the sixth annual State of Education Report reveals that a majority of people believe teachers and support staff are underpaid and undervalued.

Issues surrounding underpaid and overworked teachers and support staff underscore newly released polling data from the sixth annual State of Education Report released Tuesday by the Illinois Education Association. “We can look at the results of this poll over the last several years and clearly see a trend – people have a growing appreciation for their teachers, education support staff and our higher education faculty and staff,” said IEA President Al Llorens.

“But they also know teachers and support staff jobs have gotten much more difficult, and that they’re still underpaid and undervalued.” According to data collected between Jan. 22 and Jan. 25 by pollsters Jill Normington of Normington-Petts, a Democrat, and former Illinois GOP chairman Pat Brady of Next Generation Strategies, 58% of people polled believe teachers are underpaid. The percentage of people who believe teachers are underpaid increased by 9% since last year. Of the 1,000 surveyed, 71% say education support staff are also underpaid

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