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Making a Living(?) in Adult Education Boston Teaching Salaries: Does ABE Measure Up?September 3rd, 2010Back-to-school food for thought: a rookie teacher in the Boston Public Schools makes $46,000 a year. How does your salary measure up?
Does your job reward your experience, education and professional development? Where do you fit in? What comes to mind as you look at this chart? Leave a comment below! Summer Employment PollAugust 3rd, 2010Summer Reading for Working Conditions AdvocatesAugust 3rd, 2010
Read the full text versions by following the above links or read on for tidbits: Read the rest of this entry » Improving Working Conditions at the Haitian Multi-Service CenterJune 21st, 2010Sara Jorgensen, Adult Education Program Director at the Haitian Multi-Service Center in Dorchester, interviewed by Andy Nash Sara Jorgensen When you became adult education director, what did you do that affected staff working conditions?First, I built a culturally representative management team of long-term staff. I gave them some hours paid at a higher rate to do administrative tasks and improve our tracking systems. We share leadership – decision-making, planning, problem-solving, hiring. We meet every week (the full staff meets every other week). It was this management team that decided to move toward more full-time jobs. Read the rest of this entry » When a Teacher or Counselor Leaves…May 26th, 2010by Hilda Johnston* Hilda Johnson From an adult student’s perspective, when a teacher or counselor leaves her position, it has a huge impact. The teacher or counselor has the power to bring out the best in their students. When this happens, a bond is formed between that teacher and the student. The teacher may be the reason why that student comes to class on a regular basis. Pre-Tax Health Insurance for Part-Timers? Who Knew?April 28th, 2010Attention part-timers! While we’re waiting for national health care reform to take effect, are you taking full advantage of the Massachusetts reforms? This doesn't cut it anymore. Did you know that employers must offer eligible part-time employees the option to use their wages to pay for health insurance premiums on a pre-tax basis? Who’s eligible? (And who’s required to offer this?)• Do you work more than 64 hours a month (on average) for your employer? Then if you buy insurance through the Mass Health Connector, your employer must offer you the option to have the cost of the premium taken out of your paycheck pre-tax. This option is called a “Section 125 Plan”. You would save money on state, federal and FICA withholding taxes. Your tax savings could be as much as 40% of the premium cost. Employers also save on FICA taxes. I love my work, but I just can’t afford it.March 29th, 2010
I have been in the field for 6 years. I work 3 part-time jobs (totaling 32 hours/week; 18 teaching hours) to earn $27,000. My pay ranges from $18/hour (with 1:2 prep time) to $30/hour (with 1:6 prep time). I get paid sick time at my one unionized job, but nowhere do I get any vacation time or health benefits. I get no pay for school vacations or when programs are closed. Technically, I have access to a program computer but, if someone else is on it, I can’t wait because I have another job to get to. So I end up using my home as my office, paying for my own paper, ink cartridges, on-line fees, etc. Then I schlep my materials around from job to job. |
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