After 1972, the level of teachers’ salaries declined not only relative to inflation but relative to salaries in other occupations requiring a bachelor’s degree. Even by 1987, starting teachers’ salaries lagged other salaries in various fields like computer sciences, math and physical sciences and business management.
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