snowbunny

Oddly enough I just read about you in The Economist the afternoon: apparently millions of kids did this in 1960s Britain, at night, usually under the bed covers, because British radio was boring by comparison.

Kaffy Mintcake

Believe me, this is equally important in a call center environment! I started my career working as a supervisor in a call center. We averaged 110% turnover I believe ... and the industry average is FAR above that. Finding new workers, training, etc. is very expensive for call centers and retention is a big focus. We went so far as to be flexible to the point where someone could call before their shift and request off, and that was fine as long as they made up their hours on a different shift. (Example - something's come up for Tuesday, can I make up my hours on Thursday? 9 times out of 10 that was fine - only barring a significant deadline where workers on a particular date were needed.) That flexibility went a long way towards retaining hourly workers.

Jerseygirl

I was one of those kids...listening to my new fangle transistor radio under the bed covers.

Sally Redux

You could hardly hear the bloody thing.

Jerseygirl

lol...just a few tunes inbetween the crackle and hiss.

Sally Redux

Xebedee

Around 6000 signatures now.
Which are probably the odds against, that anything will happen.

tamms_1965

Salaries vary by state and school district. Also, I have a masters plus which moves you up a few steps. Ohio was ranked 15th, NC was ranked 23rd for 2002-03. Average was $45,500 for OH. http://resource.educationamerica.net/salaries.html

Large city schools pay even more. Teachers in the Cincinnati City School district averaged $46,695/year in 1999-2000. that was 8 years ago! Teachers starting salary are usually around $30,000 but you move up very quickly. I get an automotic percentage raise every year based on experience. Plus I've been asked to do a 2-week cram session for kids that have not passed the state test which I'll also get paid for.

There are many opportunities for teachers to earn extra $$ also in the summer if they want to. Reading AP exams gets you $2000 for 2 weeks work, plus they pay your flight/room/board.

snowbunny

Plano has one of the highest teen suicide rates in the US despite being a very affluent place with parents hell-bent on getting their kids a good education and managing to place their high school among the top in the country.

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v99.n548.a09.html

Correlated or coincidental?