Friday, February 19, 2010

Illinois' Top 100 Teacher Salaries 2009: P.E. Teachers ,Guidance Couselors, Music Teachers,and Drivers Ed. Clean Up

The Chicago Daily Observer informs us about the top 100 teacher salaries according to the Illinois School Board of Education. Illinois's top 10 teachers make between $174,689 and $189,434. The most represented in the top 10 are physical education teachers with 4 positions. Rounding out the top ten: 2 instrumental music teachers, 1 teacher for speech and language impaired, 1 guidance counselor, 1 learning behavior specialist, and 1 library/media specialist. Would these overachievers make this kind of money in a free market in education?