Is $40,000 enough for a minimum teacher salary?

Asked by ABC 17 News

502 Votes

Is $40,000 enough for a minimum teacher salary?

33%

Yes Yes

67%

No No

33%

Yes

Gov. Mike Parson has proposed one-year grant funding to increase base salaries.

Gov. Mike Parson has proposed one-year grant funding to increase base salaries. Show Less

2 Comments

Zaos Gonzolez

40K?!?!? Its more than enough. GORSH, I'd say just giving them a cheese sandwich is enough. If you send your children into the care of another, you do not love your children.

67%

No

The fix is temporary and some argue the raise isn't enough to stay competitive.

The fix is temporary and some argue the raise isn't enough to stay competitive. Show Less

5 Comments

Al Cox

Teachers have to go through so much just to get certifications and are now vilified more than ever. Its a thankless job that's never gotten enough credit (and pay) it deserves.

Robin

The teachers work way too hard and deal with way too much much for the pay they get. They teach the children of what is going to be our future leaders and I want them to have the best possible education.

Miranda Bell

I'm a teacher. And Missouri's retirement system takes 14.5% off the top without permission. We work hard but we are hardly left with a living wage.

Catherine Collins

In 1989 the min teacher's salary for the state of MO was 18,000. Using an inflation calculator it would be approximately 43,500 today. Many teachers work 2nd or Summer jobs to supplement their salaries.

marks411war

Is this question really needing to be asked? Really ? This is what society is reduced to? Paying football and baseball and a host of other sports players HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PER GAME OF 3 OR 4 HOURS duration all the while paying first responders and K thru 12 educators pennies... Really?

Should meetings between Columbia and University of Missouri leaders be open to the public?

Asked by ABC 17 News

191 Votes

Should meetings between Columbia and University of Missouri leaders be open to the public?

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

1 Comment

Steve Baumann

Why would anyone want it to not be?

23%

No

0 Comment

No one has commented yet

Should the Columbia City Council approve an ordinance to keep people off medians?

Asked by ABC 17 News

445 Votes

Should the Columbia City Council approve an ordinance to keep people off medians?

89%

Yes Yes

11%

No No

89%

Yes

2 Comments

Steve Baumann

The fact there is not already one or any attempt at common sense enforcement speaks volumes in it's own right. Maybe we need another department and a 10 year study.......

Fred

We used to have government funded mental institutions that would have handled this, but Reagan handed this off to the states who didn't have the money to continue funding.

Max

They spent all of the money on the Left leaning group.

11%

No

1 Comment

Zaos Gonzolez

If the City passes this, the homeless will not go away. They will move into the surrounding neighborhoods. Your children will step over the homeless as they walk to school and you will hear screaming all night long..

Steve Baumann

It's about safety

ABC 17 News

Is $40,000 enough for a minimum teacher salary?

33% Yes Yes

67% No No

33% Yes

67% No

Should meetings between Columbia and University of Missouri leaders be open to the public?

77% Yes Yes

23% No No

77% Yes

23% No

Should the Columbia City Council approve an ordinance to keep people off medians?

89% Yes Yes

11% No No

89% Yes

11% No

33%

Yes Yes

67%

No No

33%

Yes

67%

No

77%

Yes Yes

23%

No No

77%

Yes

23%

No

89%

Yes Yes

11%

No No

89%

Yes

11%

No