The Texas Senate proposes $2,000 to $6,000 pay increases for teachers.
funding $2,000 pay raises for teachers in districts with more than 20,000 students, and $6,000 raises for teachers in districts with less than 20,000 students.According to Senator Brandon Creighton, who authored the bill, it would also help improve teacher support through mentorship programs.
The district’s current enrollment of 33,600 students means its teachers would qualify for the $2,000 pay bump under the bill. “We are advocating for a $1,000 increase in the Basic Allotment, to allow us to meet inflationary costs, sustain our excellent educational programming and provide competitive salaries in critical areas like technology, operations, and business functions,” Heeth said.found 77 percent of public school teachers were considering leaving the profession—up 19 percentage points in two years. Seventy-two percent had already begun looking elsewhere for work.
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