Sentences with phrase «make raising teacher salaries»

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The dark horse candidate talks with Alan about his ideas for demilitarizing the National Guard, raising teacher's salaries and making public transit and public colleges free.

School systems would have to raise their annual budgets by an average of about 20 percent in order to respond to three of the major recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: extending the school day to seven hours, extending the school year to 200 days, and making teachers» starting salaries «market sensitive.»

«A president who chose me to be Secretary of Education would share my views and would campaign to raise teachers» salaries to a level that would demonstrate respect for teachers and make teaching attractive to top college students.

Concerned that this system makes it difficult to retain talented teachers and provides few incentives for them to work to raise student achievement while in the classroom, many policymakers have proposed merit - pay programs that link teachers» salaries directly to their apparent impact on student achievement.

This prices teachers out of home ownership in 32 metropolitan areas, and makes raising a family on one salary near impossible.

Connecticut raised salaries to one of the highest levels in the nation and then equalized salaries throughout the state, making it easier for poor districts to attract certified teachers.

And when the district recently made public the average teacher salary increases under the new pact — ranging from 2.5 percent to 4 percent per year — it didn't include what can be lucrative raises given to educators who earn master's degrees and other graduate credits.

Beginning teachers would see their starting base pay bumped up from $ 33,000 to $ 35,000 — making good on a promise made to teachers last year when GOP lawmakers said they'd raise starting teacher pay up over a two year period from a career - entry salary of $ 30,800 to $ 35,000.

For veteran teachers who have been working for years without a raise and are struggling to make ends meet, McCrory billed the plan as a first step to improving salaries for all teachers and other state employees.

Senate leaders made a big splash touting their two - year plan to raise teacher salaries.

Broad pay raises combined with a focus on improved salaries for early - career teachers also made New York City more competitive with surrounding suburbs.

To make the same 5 percent contribution rate, Charlottesville, VA schools actually raised teacher salaries by 5.4 percent to ensure that teachers didn't have their take - home pay diminished.