Annette Carol Bening was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children of Shirley (Ashley), a soloist and church singer, and Arnett Grant Bening, an insurance salesman. She is of German and British Isles ancestry. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there.
The average teacher salary in Alaska jumped from $56,655 to $66,560 from 2008 to 2009. This increase in 2009 resulted in a 17.98 percent increase in a two-year period. Teacher salaries in Alaska went down in the national ranking between 2007 and 2008 from number 6 to number 8.
For both kindergarten and elementary school teachers, Alaska, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and California are the five highest-paying states in the nation. Rhode Island reported the highest average salary for kindergarten teachers, $71,820, compared to the national average of $52,350.iddle School Teachers. While the reported national average salary for middle school teachers was $55,780 in 2011, several states reported far higher average wages. At the top of the list was New York, with an average middle school teacher salary of $73,920 per year.