Senate Education Committee approves package to boost teacher pay, equalize ESA funding and create task forces
The Senate Education Committee approved a set of recommendations to raise the minimum teacher salary by $4,000, add FTEs for special education and computer science, establish a $70 million merit teacher incentive fund, and phase in equalized ESA funding, while creating legislative task forces to study funding models and out-of-school factors.
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The Senate Education Committee on an unspecified date approved a package of recommendations intended to move school funding "from adequacy to excellence," including a $4,000 raise to the minimum teacher salary, additional staffing for special education and computer science, and a plan to equalize Enhanced Student Achievement (ESA) funding across schools, the committee chair said.
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