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DESE seeks funding for teacher baseline salary and career-ladder grants; lawmakers press for district-level detail
Summary
DESE told the House Budget Committee it will continue supporting teacher pay through the statutory baseline salary grant and an expanding career-ladder program; the governor recommended $33.4 million for the baseline grant and DESE said districts are increasing career-ladder participation.
State education officials defended continued funding for the new teacher baseline salary grant and the career-ladder program during a departmental presentation to the House Budget Committee.
Baseline salary: Under 2023 statute DESE established a baseline salary grant to raise minimum teacher pay. "The governor recommended $33.4 million," DESE said; that amount appeared in DESE—riefing as a transfer and program appropriation. The department told the committee it did not request an additional $5.7 million top-up this session because district salary schedule increases and the baseline transfer together will cover the…
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