How many of us got a 15% raise over the past two-three years?

That's how much inflation has hit us. 8% and 7%.

Oh, and consider cost of insurance went up by about 15% as well.

So - yes, I expect my real take-home income to continue to decrease. I know I didn't go from 65k to 74k. We got 3% two years ago and *zero* this year.

Regarding your second point, I teach every kid in school, so it doesn't matter. We have 100% participation in my class.

Third, if a school has a 100% pass rate, how will that school improve? There are a few that are that high, and the report cards rated them a C campus the first year they came out because the school didn't show growth.