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.
Teachers also receive benefits, which add to their compensation package. The average total compensation package for teachers in Utah was $63,726. Charter school teachers earned slightly less, on average, with a salary of $33,696. Adding benefits to this figure, the total compensation package was $47,016.