West Virginia Teachers on Strike, still make sure hungry students are fed

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Even the teachers who don’t work in the summer aren’t really on vacation the way some think they are. Teachers are paid, and contracted, for the months that school is open. It’s part of the reason that teachers make less than other professionals. In other words, teachers aren’t enjoying a paid vacation in the summer; instead, they have a job that runs nine months a year.

Which is why many teachers have to get summer jobs, to supplement their incomes, when they shouldn't have to if they were paid enough.  No one should have to work more, essentially working one's self to death, to just to live comfortably.

I disagree with this. They are paid for the contracted time. This does not mean that they are not underpaid for their contracted time.