1. Hmm, I wonder about that ...
Student/Teacher ratio (1995 vs 2015) by State
West Virginia: 14.6 vs 14.1
Kentucky: 16.9 vs 16.4
Oklahoma: 15.7 vs 16.3
Arizona: 19.6 vs 23.1
Colorado: 18.5 vs 17.4
North Carolina: 16.2 vs 15.5
You don't have much of a point either way regardless since most of the statewide teacher strikes have often seen improvements in student to teacher ratios in these states but what really kills your concern in this case doesn't even factor in quality of life improvements to teaching with tools such as the internet or computers and in the coming decade we'll soon have augmented/virtual reality, automation and advanced artificial intelligence so despite their stagnant compensation they're still getting a far superior working environment than decades ago ...
2. Oh look at that, you've finally acknowledged that NCLB was repealed and no ESSA is not a straight up reauthorization of the ESEA since they both hold noticeable differences between each other but great attempt on trying to pass on a false equivalency ... (it's like saying NCLB is a reauthorization of ESEA)
The bachelor's degree requirement is up to the state so it's NOT federally mandated and you're wrong about that previously ...
3. Really ? Then why isn't it reflected very often in their representatives ? And your comparison is flawed too in this case since you're using national polling to represent a state. Since when did American public = Arizona/Colorado/Kentucky/North Carolina/Oklahoma/West Virginia public all of a sudden ?
What's more is that you also included online website polls where anyone can vote LOL ... (I can tell you don't care about keeping intellectual honesty anymore in this discussion)
The public is also in conflict with wanting to raise taxes to fund teacher compensation as shown in the same study you linked to multiple times by AP FYI ...
4. Your first point has been disproved for the most part and for your second point you just shifted goal posts to my counterpoint ...
