Teachers’ economic and social status in American society is widely perceived to be in decline.  Although it is very difficult and highly subjective to measure any profession’s status, a new study attempts to gauge teachers’ status in a number of industrialized nations and formulate comparisons.

The lead author of the report argues that “Teaching in the U.S. is unfortunately no longer a high-status occupation.”

The New York Times article on this story also has a link to the original report.