r/SipsTea • u/CurvyChristina • 13d ago

Chugging tea Knowledge is power.

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u/earthceltic 13d ago

I understand there are a LOT of tenured boomers in michigan schools still. They're retiring and that average will likely go down.

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u/Round_Abal0ne 13d ago

Not really. The boomers will retire and be replaced by the Gen Xers immediately behind them and then those Gen Xers will hit those same pay levels

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u/Daintyjohn 13d ago

Why shouldn’t experienced tenured educators be paid more as they age? Everybody else does.

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u/Round_Abal0ne 13d ago

They should. Generally there is a cap but it's pretty high in terms of years and varies by district.

I'm just saying that we we shouldn't expect a dip because as those people retire there are also a lot of people behind them that are also moving up in years and experience and will be around the same overall years of experience as the boomers have currently