Title: The 9 states where teachers have it worst - CBS News
Headings: The 9 states where teachers have it worst
The 9 states where teachers have it worst
Arizona
Michigan
North Carolina
Colorado
Indiana

Content: Her raise was only $131. "If you are a single person trying to make it on what we make, you couldn't do it," Milich told CBS affiliate KTVK . Michigan
Michigan teachers earn average annual pay of $62,200, above the national average, yet their earnings have eroded over the last two decades. Their pay is now 11.5 percent lower than what they earned in the 1999-2000 school year, adjusted for inflation. Education shortfalls stemmed from a decision to cut $1 billion in school spending while also opening the door to more charter schools, according to the Detroit News . Michigan is one of 12 states that cut general funding by at least 7 percent more per student over the last decade, the CBPP notes. The state has also cut income tax rates, which makes it more challenging to fund schools. North Carolina
Teachers in North Carolina are planning an advocacy day on May 16 to highlight their concerns, according to statements from the state's teacher union. The state's educators earn just shy of $50,000 per year on average, slightly below the national figure. But their annual pay has declined almost 12 percent since 1999-2000, after adjusting for inflation.