“Let’s give public school teachers a raise,” President Joe Biden said in his State of the Union address on Feb. 7. Other Democrats have taken up the drumbeat, even suggesting a $60,000 national minimum salary for educators. The idea has gained support from education advocates. Yet even some who advocate for increasing teacher compensation believe…
DeSantis Proposes Higher Pay and a Bill of Rights For Florida’s Teachers
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed a battery of education measures on Jan. 23 that he said would empower teachers, raise their pay, shorten term limits for school board members, and protect teachers from overreaching unions or school districts. Speaking at a charter school in Jacksonville, DeSantis ticked off points in the proposed legislation. Key among…
DeSantis Promises $800 Million in Teacher Pay Raises, Boosting Minimum Salary to $47,000
Though he’s still reviewing the overall budget Florida lawmakers sent to his desk, Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’ll approve a line-item to spend $800 million next year on raising teacher salaries. “You can take this one to the bank,” the Republican governor said during his second news conference on the subject on March 21. “That…
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