I definitely need a job interview with this 49% of Sioux Falls voters! New font of public opinion data Nielson Brothers Polling releases the results of a survey on public teacher pay. The results: 49% of Sioux Falls registered voters…
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South Dakota teacher salaries are the worst in the nation. Wait, wait, don't turn the page! I know that's been the headline for over a decade (can anyone tell me when South Dakota teacher pay was not 51st in the…
For us eggheads, the American Association of University Professors releases its 2010-2011 Report on the Economic Status of the Profession. Tidbits: Pay for professors at public universities nationwide increased 0.9% over last year. Pay at religious schools rose 1.8% and…
...less purchasing power for everyone. It's another crowded day on my browser: time to clear those tabs! Governor Dennis Daugaard has signed House Bill 1148, which exempts seasonal workers in our tourism industry from the minimum wage. The bill passed…
Six Republicans in the State Legislature have forgotten the party mantra of local control. Rep. Ed Van Gerpen (R-19/Avon) has floated House Bill 1071, which would cap the salaries of county commissioners at 50% above the state-specified minimum. SDCL 7-7-5…
The Bureau of Economic Analysis just released its report on county compensation by industry for 2009. Average compensation per job increased 1.2%, to just about $57,000. Unfortunately, fewer people had jobs, so the total amount of compensation went down 3.2%.…
Via Dr. Mankiw: Eric Hanushek's work popped up earlier this month in our blog discussion of how the U.S. isn't producing enough smart kids and how spending more on teachers might boost our kids' math scores. Dr. Hanushek now offers…
Here's news to straighten your curls: South Dakota's cost of living is higher than the national average. Say what? The last time I ran numbers on cost of living and salaries, I found that in Quarter 1 of this year,…