Many Teachers Moonlighting To Supplement Income

The Tulsa (OK) World (12/6, Archer) profiles a local teacher who in December "takes on a fourth job to supplement her primary income," noting the she is "an example of the rising number of public school teachers across the country taking extra jobs to make ends meet. Although that isn't unusual for anyone in this economy, researchers say significantly greater numbers of teachers do so. US public school teachers in 2010 earned 12 percent less weekly than those in other professions with comparable experience and education, according to a recent report from the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute."