Hey Boomers, let's rejoice! The reason our Soc. Security is delayed for two years is

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115. I earned my teaching credential back in 1975 at a

time when there were a glut of baby boomers becoming teachers. The only public school jobs available were for subs in the inner city, which would have meant an hour commute. So I accepted a job at a private school for a truly craptastic salary and stuck with it for years until my daughter was born. In the meantime, I earned units toward a Master's. Anyhow, I stayed home until my daughter was in middle school. When I went job hunting, I found that my age and experience worked against me as schools only want to hire wet behind the ears new grads. So, the choice was classroom aide for a special ed student or subbing. I don't have much background in Special Ed, so I went with subbing. I could write a book about the injustices and insults subs are subjected to daily. However, I suffered in silence until 1) the district instituted an automated calling system that gives those willing to PAY for it a head's up for new assignments, and 2) the $4.00 a day "raise" was announced with great fanfare. Really? Could they spare it? This is a suburban district where 107 of the employees - teachers and administrators - make more than $100K in salary and benefits yearly (info gleaned from a public employees' transparency website). And they can't throw more of a bone to the college educated, credentialed substitute teachers who get no benefits and haven't seen a pay increase in seven years? And, to add insult to injury, we are now asked to pay to get better access to jobs. Sorry for the rant, but I'm pissed! I will be contacting the sub organization in Oregon to find out how they got started and what they had to do to get the legislature to act. I will keep you informed.