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: Some lawmakers are taking aim at those pensions, such as in Kentucky, where teachers on Monday protested a bill that would end the state's existing pension plan for future teachers. The state's pension system has an unfunded liability of $40 billion, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader . The pay discrepancy from state to state can be stark. New York teachers earn an average annual salary of more than $79,600, according to the Department of Education. The lowest average teacher salary can be found in South Dakota, where teachers earn about $42,700 per year. Here are the five states with the lowest teacher pay, according to U.S. Department of Education data from the 2016-17 school year. All are below the national average pay of $58,951. Colorado: $46,506
West Virginia: $45,701
Oklahoma: