Hodcarry:
This is an interesting observaton.  I think the reason for this current
discrepancy in salaries with school teachers is that public education is
viewed at as a necessity, while museums are looked more on as a luxury in
these cost cutting, money crunching times.  While museums play an important
and educational role in society,  there is no law that says children have
to attend museums - but they do have to attend school as we all know.
 Therefore, more money is allocated to necessities as they are defined.

Arlyn Danielson

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From:   Hodcarry[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Wednesday, July 30, 1997 12:19 PM
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Subject:        Salaries

<<If a professional in a museum cannot at least aspire to compensation
equivalent to the local teachers,>>  Just an observation-I have worked in
Museums for nearly 30 years and for most of that period wages for
professional workers in small and medium museums have been roughly equal
to high school teachers..  Ten years or so ago a gap, with teachers making
more money, started to open and has been growing ever since.  This is esp.
true for folks ten years or so into their careers.