Sentences with phrase «for teacher salary»

Chief Financial Officer Mike Burke pointed out that this money, as well as funding for other security projects approved by the legislature after the shootings, will mean less will be available for teacher salary increases and other essential expenses.

I agree with the comment above, «performance and outcomes for kids should be the basis for teacher salary».

for teacher salary in 2013, with the average in - state being $ 48,289.

According to data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Tennessee ranked 36th in the nation for teacher salary in 2013, with the average in - state being $ 48,289.

The Measure G1 funds that are intended for teacher salary increases will not be distributed until 2018 - 19 after the tax revenue has been collected.

Lawmakers continued to face an impasse in budget talks this week by fighting over whether to ditch teacher assistants in the state's elementary classrooms as a way to pay for teacher salary increases.

Calls for teacher salary differentials as a tool for recruiting teachers in hard - to - staff subjects indicate some interest in the idea.

It identifies differences in support for teacher salary increases, depending on whether respondents know current salary levels in their state.

We've argued that pensions play a role in eating up budget resources that could be used for teacher salary increases, but there are other trends in the composition of the teaching workforce that may be leading us to the wrong conclusions on teacher wages (and these trends extend beyond education).

In the city budget, savings came from removing more than $ 900 million reserved from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's original spending plan for teacher salary raises of 4 percent.

The tax could also pay for a teacher salary supplement, Burke said, such as offering a $ 5,000 bonus to teachers who stay in the district five years and $ 10,000 at 10 years, Burke said.

Almost the same pattern holds for teacher salaries, except the drop in support among the less - educated is very steep, falling from 54 % to 28 %.

Even homeowners, for example, were off by more than $ 5,000 on average for per - pupil spending and by more than $ 11,000 for teacher salaries.

More cash for teacher salaries, as the Chicago Teachers Union is demanding, means less for everything else — after - school programs, early childhood initiatives, police, public health, everything.

If we simply switched from one schedule to the other, the budgeted amount for teacher salaries would not change.

The same pattern holds for teacher salaries: when respondents are not provided with information about current salary levels, 60 percent of independents support increasing teacher salaries, placing them closer to Republicans (54 percent of whom support increases) than to Democrats (75 percent).

That represents a staggering increase ($ 1,923) from its current level, a huge price tag that can only mean fewer resources for teacher salaries, individualized instruction, new instructional technologies — and pretty much everything else that schools need and do.

To illustrate, Colorado Springs District 11 budgeted $ 95 million for teacher salaries in 2013 - 14 [2].

Support falls to 45 %, however, when the question (posed to the second group) asks about raising taxes to pay for teacher salaries.

To address this issue and make teaching in the U.S. more attractive, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has called for teacher salaries that start at $ 60,000 and eventually rise to $ 150,000 — far higher than current teacher pay in nearly all U.S. school districts.

Arizona and Oklahoma do spend proportionately on K - 12 than many other states do, but there's still lots of money there for teacher salaries.

It should be adjusted so that the funds sent to districts for teacher salaries more accurately reflect the dollar amounts needed to attract and retain excellent teachers.

But high fees present a big problem to most schools, which spend 85 % of their budget for teacher salaries.

It also would increase overall K - 12 spending by $ 500 million, including for teacher salaries and the Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grant.

Other California districts prohibit PTAs from paying for teacher salaries or training, a common practice that can significantly widen inequities among schools.

Yes, Tuck says, more money is needed for teacher salaries, but first, «the public needs to see us spending dollars better and differently.»

The amount of money spent on these tests could be used for teacher salaries and other support staff and services to children.

With another billion in new basic education spending for teacher salaries included in the 2018 supplemental budget by the state legislature this session, lawmakers say they're meeting the State Supreme Court's mandate to fully fund K - 12 education as part of its 2012 McCleary decision.

Here's UTLA president Warren Fletcher saying that LAUSD can't afford the computer tablet initiative that LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy has proposed (and should use the bond money for teacher salaries and adding school days instead).

All money coming to schools for teacher salaries is generated through tax dollars.

Johnson maintains that no public funds go to fund the program, even though public dollars pay for teacher salaries, building mortgages and other costs associated with running the school.

The money will help pay for teacher salaries, classroom expenses, dropout prevention, building maintenance, universities and community colleges.

In addition to the money the school receives from the state to pay for teacher salaries, Notre Dame Vezin also gets 200 euros from the municipality for each student over 6 years old That's the same amount the municipality gives public schools for each student who enrolls from the town.

• Larger class sizes, up to 30 students each, apparently to save the money that is used for teacher salaries

We were very enthusiastic when Governor Haslam pledged to make Tennessee the fastest growing state for teacher salaries in October 2013 and again in the State of the State in February 2014.

Even though there were more dollars added to the budget this year for teacher salaries, it wasn't enough...

In Wake, that may mean an increase in the property tax rate to increase revenue for the county government to pay for these additional teachers, but what is more likely to happen is a reduction in other parts of the school budget for teacher salaries.

In October 2013, Professional Educators of Tennessee applauded Governor Haslam's decision to make Tennessee the fastest growing state for teacher salaries.

Stoney said the sum would be «earmarked» for teacher salaries and retention.

The mayor touted his recently unveiled budget proposal, which included an additional $ 6.1 million for teacher salaries and classroom instruction.

The costs are estimated at an initial one - time $ 1000 for classroom furniture, $ 500 per year thereafter for school materials, plus $ 1000 annually for teacher salaries.

By establishing these guidelines for teacher salaries, the state limits the ability of districts to structure their pay scale in ways that emphasize teacher effectiveness.

The neoliberal argument is that public schools cost too much (the largest item in a school budget is for teacher salaries) and performed too poorly to justify the tax dollars they commanded.

Harford County school officials are seeking more money for teacher salaries and new school buses.

She is trying to cut out unions because unions have bargained for teacher salaries and pensions.

Not exact matches

The peak salary for a veteran teacher is $ 137,000.

According to data released by the OECD, the starting salary for a high school teacher with no experience in the country is about $ 79,000.

Frances, At least in Canada, the ability to arrange for deferred compensation schemes is limited by various provisions of the Tax Act which prevent the deferral of income into future years in most circumstances (there are exceptions, for example, for teachers who take, for example 3 years of salary over 4 years and take a year's sabatical or for various incentive compensation schemes, although I doubt those would work for athletes).

Desperate for money after years of neglect by the state Legislature, Palm Beach County schools may ask voters in November to approve a new tax to boost teacher salaries and supplement school security and mental health care.

Slightly off topic, and I might be blasted for this, but considering teachers get fall break, winter break, spring break, and typically over 2 months off during the summer, a 60K salary for about 8 to 9 months of work is not underpaid.