1.   And the state brings up the rear in its teacher salaries and benefits.

2.   Another big difference is in teacher salaries.

3.   A survey released Wednesday by the American Federation of Teachers, a rival of the NEA, showed that teacher salaries lag far behind other college-educated workers.

4.   But nowhere else in the country has a school district moved so close as Denver to tying teacher salaries directly to results achieved in the classroom.

5.   But nowhere does Bush earnestly address the issue of teacher salaries.

6.   But many experts question whether raising teacher salaries, by itself, will translate into better educational performance.

7.   But she did not address the specific problems that plague the education system today, from outrageously low teacher salaries to decaying school buildings.

8.   By contrast, the study found that higher teacher salaries, higher teacher educational levels and increased experience in teaching do not show significant effects on achievement.

9.   Davis noted that teacher salaries in Texas lag behind national averages.

10.   Educators have been warning for years that the country would face a crippling teacher shortage unless it raised teacher salaries and attracted fresh talent to the profession.