Sentences with phrase «to raise teacher salaries»

Raising teacher salaries across the board would be very expensive.

The extra money he raises from the private sector will help to improve school facilities, buy better equipment, and perhaps even raise teacher salaries.

The state raised teacher salaries; required, funded and trained experienced teachers as mentors; developed licensing requirements and a staged licensing process; and required ongoing professional development.

The Oklahoma legislature last week passed a bill raising teacher salaries by $ 6,000 on average and restoring education funding by $ 50 million, but educators say it's not enough given the cuts they've contended with in recent years.

Raised teacher salaries from 36th in the nation to 1st — you probably would have voted against it.

This is not the only attempt to raise the teacher salary in Oklahoma.

In an unusual and controversial move, the New York State Board of Regents has approved a budget proposal that would require school districts to use 1986 - 87 increases in operating aid solely for the purposes of raising teacher salaries and hiring additional teachers.

Budget includes $ 100 million for teacher - quality initiatives, half of which will be directed toward raising teacher salaries and half designed for financial rewards for teachers at low - performing schools whose students show marked academic gains.

Such pay innovations should also boost student achievement and, because they are based on performance, strengthen the argument for dramatically raising teacher salaries — at least for those with the highest levels of professional expertise.

In an ambitious study that seeks to examine state education spending down to the school level, a new analysis of K - 12 expenses in Wyoming shows that while per - pupil spending has swelled to one of the highest rates in the country, schools devoted a significant portion of their money to raising teacher salaries rather than hiring more educators.

In Visalia, Ravalin said district officials raised all teacher salaries by a total of 1.5 percent above the scheduled cost of living increase last year, in part to help with recruitment.

He wants to cut administrative bloat and plow the money into the classroom, raising teacher salaries while giving the faculty more responsibility over instructional materials, peer review, and other matters.

Meanwhile, Republicans in the GOP - controlled legislature brag about raising teacher salaries each of the past five years.

The authors of the report suggest that rather than focusing on costly reforms like raising teacher salaries, schools should attempt to retain minority teachers by improving working conditions, such as giving teachers more autonomy in the classroom, providing more supplies and resources, and giving faculty members more of a say in school - wide decisions.

Tennessee will make raising teacher salaries a budget priority, Gov. Bill Haslam announced Thursday afternoon at a press conference before the state's Teacher of the Year celebration.

The report also urges that teaching be treated as a quality profession on par with other jobs, so Utah has begun raising teacher salaries to recruit top college graduates.

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.

No problem — give them the great news about the two GOP governors who are leading the way to raise teacher salaries out of the swamp from which they just finished lowering them.

Peel back the Teacher Salary Project's shiny skin — the documentary film, the involvement of writer Dave Eggers (of whom I'm a big fan)-- and the * meat * of the campaign has a familiarly reformy flavor that has little if anything to do with raising teacher salaries.

The association is demanding state lawmakers freeze scheduled tax breaks for corporations and those earning more than $ 200,000 a year until legislators raise teacher salaries and per - pupil spending to the national average.

According to Rogers, «there's strong support for raising teacher salaries this year and that work is underway to find a funding source.»

State lawmakers tried to avert a strike by passing measures in the past week to raise teacher salaries by $ 6,100 annually and support staff salaries by $ 1,250 annually, as well as increase education funding by $ 50 million.

So far, it is difficult to tell whether or not the attempts to raise the teacher salary in Oklahoma will work.

Worst Use of the Word «Biblical»: Alabama state Senator Shadrack McGill, on opposing a bill that would raise teacher salaries --

Both organizations are in favor of reducing class sizes and raising teacher salaries.

Additions to education budget proposed during this year's short session include: $ 110.5 million to raise teacher salaries by 4.5 percent; $ 18.8 million to hire adult replacements for 17 - year - old school - bus drivers; $ 3.5 million for eight pilot preschool programs for...

The public is becoming more resistant to rising school expenditures and to raising teacher salaries.

When not informed of the actual numbers, 62.5 percent of respondents supported raising per - pupil spending, and 63.7 percent supported raising teacher salaries.

We need to find ways to raise teachers salaries.

• Only 35 % of the public favors class - size reduction when told its cost relative to raising teacher salaries or purchasing more books and technologies, compared to 46 % not informed of relative costs.

The way to improve the schools, these experts argued, was to spend more money, raise teacher salaries, toughen graduation requirements, and strengthen teacher certification and training, among other things: reforms that could be pursued without changing the basic structure of the system.

Though the public is showing an increased resistance to changing teacher policies, including those that institute merit pay, end teacher tenure, or raise teacher salaries, a plurality continue to support reform.

In schools that average 500 students, savings are about $ 500,000 a year, which is used to raise teacher salaries, to extend the school day and to allow Rocketship to build its own facilities — quite a luxury in the charter - school world.

This year, lawmakers are considering a number of proposals to raise teacher salaries — a priority for Governor Jay Inslee — and to increase teacher supply.

The task force report led to passage of one of the most comprehensive efforts yet to address shortages, including the adoption of a statewide half - cent sales tax increase that was used, in part, to raise teacher salaries by an average of $ 8,000.

Forest said that teacher pay was «frozen for years» under the previous state leadership, but that our current Republican governor and legislature have raised teacher salaries by an average 11 percent and entry level pay for teachers by $ 5,000.

In an effort to improve teacher retention, one popular strategy is to raise teacher salaries, often in targeted areas.

TNTP spoke with one school that raised teacher salaries five percent higher than surrounding districts, giving that school a competitive edge to recruit top talent.

They also won $ 40 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in a national grant competition to spend on software and consultants, hiring staff, and raising teacher salaries.

She threw out a lot of ideas that met eager applause, from raising teacher salaries to reducing the role of standardized testing, to creating universal preschool for every child.

The state legislature is also coming back to debate the budget and plans to raise teacher salaries, but Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper wants higher raises than Republican lawmakers.

Or offer up this tasty tidbit from Public Impact that shows states and districts how to raise teacher salaries by 20 to 130 percent with the money they have now.

If we can find the money to support tax giveaways for big corporations, we can find money to raise teacher salaries.

Jewell says the state should raise teacher salaries for both starting and veteran teachers.

Her broad priorities include: universal pre-K, elevating the teaching profession, and raising teacher salaries.

Nationwide, support for a raised teacher salary is consistent and overwhelming.