House OKs $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises

  • House OKs $4.5 billio
    House OKs $4.5 billio
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS The Texas House last Thursday passed two education-related bills, one that allocates $4.5 billion for teacher pay raises and another to increase the annual perstudent base funding from $6,160 to $6,300 – a 2.3% increase. The Austin American- Statesman reported the bill would create minimum salaries for teachers ranging from $35,000 to $63,000…

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