To be fair, it varies in CO depending on the district. More Urban places pay a lot more than the state average. Rural areas will try to make up the pay differen

To be fair, it varies in CO depending on the district. More Urban places pay a lot more than the state average. Rural areas will try to make up the pay difference with free housing. Private schools will pay ~80k, but the bar is high to get hired (think PhD requirements) and the hours are longer. But the point stands, the pay is not good at all for the workload. And that was before covid. Aurora public schools have requisitioned two covid-19 tests per month for it's 4k teachers [0]. That's it. They already had high teacher turnover before this mess. Now, I'm afraid that though the schools may be open, they will not be attended. [0] https://coloradosun.com/2020/07/14/aurora-public-schools-coronavirus-tests-for-teachers/ https://coloradosun.com/2020/07/14/aurora-public-schools-cor...