{"id":51090,"date":"2024-05-22T14:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/silicon-valley-high-school-teachers-fight-for-better-wages-again\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T21:13:03","slug":"silicon-valley-high-school-teachers-fight-for-better-wages-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/silicon-valley-high-school-teachers-fight-for-better-wages-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Silicon Valley high school teachers fight for better wages \u2014 again"},"content":{"rendered":"
Melanie Vega always knew she wanted to be a teacher. But with no guarantee of a raise going into next school year coupled with the daily stress of the job, she has decided to stop teaching and leave Campbell Union High School District. Vega, a 30-year-old English teacher who\u2019s worked in the district for seven years, makes roughly $98,500 annually in addition to a master\u2019s degree stipend. She still lives with her parents because she can\u2019t afford to live where she works. Her yearly uphill battle for increased wages is not what she envisioned when she began her career. \u201cWhen…<\/p>\n