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Virginia Beach Education Association urges higher starting teacher pay as neighboring Norfolk raises salaries
2802645 · March 26, 2025
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Summary
The local teachers' union president urged the board to use projected state funding to address step inequities and raise starting teacher pay after Norfolk increased its starting salary to above $60,000; she said Virginia Beach starting pay remains more than $4,000 below Norfolk's.
Heather Sipe, president of the Virginia Beach Education Association, addressed the school board on March 20 about teacher pay. She said Norfolk Public Schools recently raised its starting teacher salary to just over $60,000 and urged Virginia Beach to use projected state funding to…
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