>But you DO know that Haverhill teachers are making $10,000 less than all of the other districts in the Merrimack Valley, right?

Not sure why that matters.

Haverhill Public Schools is a public school district located in HAVERHILL, MA. It has 7,771 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 13 to 1. According to state test scores, 37% of students are at least proficient in math and 39% in reading.

Maybe they need to do a better job teaching the children before they demand more money. The teachers in Haverhill are within the median income of the town they are employed by.