It's shocking how underpaid they are. And not only are they underpaid for the endless amount of political bullshit both political parties have dumped on them they get to be the butt end of nasty rightwing commentators.

Those jerks over at the Kitsap Sun have a fun database where you can look up any teacher's salary, so PLEASE check these salaries for accuracy before posting! The accuracy of that database is unknown, but I think it's derived from public records and because it's on the internet, people will think it is true... (Here's Salmon Bay: http://data.kitsapsun.com/projects/wa-sc…)

The strike is completely justified and I'd hate to have anyone discount the stories of my fellow teachers based on a mistaken or misremembered salary! Stay strong, SPS teachers!