DeSantis said the money will go towards increasing the average minimum salary for teachers across the state and also to support increased salaries for veteran teachers.
and provide other raises at a cost of $500 million despite state revenue plummeting because of the coronavirus. The raise was about $10,000 more than base pay in the 2017-18 school year when teachers were starting at just over $37,600.
But despite DeSantis’ efforts, some school districts still haven’t reached the goal for minimum salary and veteran teachers criticized the raises, saying they weren’t taken care of the same way as new teachers.Duval school board explores increasing property taxes to improve teacher pay, bolster programsDeSantis said the budget this year also includes a record amount of per-pupil funding and the highest base student allocation.
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