New York among top states where teachers paid the most: study

DENVER (KDVR) — Educators have long called for higher salaries, and while efforts to achieve that were successful in some parts of the country in the last year, it isn't enough to keep up with inflation, according to a new report.

The National Education Association, the largest teachers' union in the U.S., released its newest data on teacher salaries on Tuesday.

On average, teachers in the U.S. are making $69,544. At the highest end, teachers in some states are making almost six figures...