Data for this week’s Reality.Check is provided by the Washington State Office of Financial Management and the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program Committee. You can browse this searchable database at k12salary.senatorfain.com.

The database lists all teachers in each district and their total pay (including supplemental contracts for professional development, coaching stipends, etc.) but does not include health care or retirement benefits.

The changing nature of employment: frequent job changes, working multiple part-time jobs at the same time, more contractor work, etc., has profound public policy implications.

For many in our workforce, relying on employer-based programs to provide benefits like paid leave, health care, and retirement is becoming more difficult.

Here are some additional statistics showing how many hours a given percent of the workforce worked for the same employer in 2016.

The course focuses on life after high school, with particular attention to applying for scholarships and financial aid, college applications, admissions essays, and other critical tasks.