OECD Report: U.S. Teachers Spend More Hours Teaching Per Year than Counterparts in Other Countries!

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Dear Commons Community,

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade, issued its Education at a Glance Report for 2014. The voluminous 566-page report contains a host of tables and figures comparing countries around the world on a number education indicators. The Huffington Post has an article highlighting the report specifically focusing on the number of hours teachers work per year and overall lifetime compensation. The United States is the third highest country in the number of hours teachers teach (see Figure I above) and the sixth lowest paid when compared to other college-educated professions (see Figure II above ).

It would be beneficial if the education reformers in the U.S. Department of Education and the state education departments would examine these numbers and present a plan for improvement.

Tony