Sentences with phrase «afford raises for teachers»

The union saw this as proof that the district could afford raises for teachers and that some unpopular budget cuts, such as increases in class size, were unnecessary.

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Against this backdrop, it's tough for Republican governors to insist, «Well, sure, our party's leaders in Washington can find huge dollars for tax cuts and defense, but we can't afford a pay raise for struggling, hard - working teachers.»

Opponents also argue that we can't afford to take any money out of the public system when the Legislature has refused to pay for smaller class sizes and teacher raises as provided by Initiative 728 and Initiative 732 in recent years.

From a practical standpoint, a $ 20,000 raise — which for me would represent a 25 % increase — would reduce the financial burden on teachers who often can't afford to stay in this profession, particularly in a city as expensive as New York.

I agree — when times are good there is no reason that teachers shouldn't be afforded decent raises — and not have to fight for them.

Apart from raising teacher pay, we should expand the use of other strategies to attract talent, such as forgivable tuition loans, service fellowships, hardship pay for the most - challenging settings (an approach that works well in the military and the foreign service), and housing and child - care subsidies for teachers, many of whom can't afford to live in the communities in which they teach.