Click But because of the pandemic, the roughly 2% increase for 2020-2021 was put on hold. Until 2023, the states minimum wage will increase by 85 cents. Another concern, he said, centers on teachers workloads as more laws and regulations governing their profession are passed. From students with disabilities to schools serving disadvantaged students, theres just a lot of uncertainty. Shooting on campus injures student at SC State, McMaster announces Blythewood selected for $2 billion investment, thousands of jobs, Judge Newman tells Murdaugh at sentencing, I know you have to see Paul and Maggie during the nighttime when youre attempting to go to sleep, Continuing coverage after Alex Murdaugh's life sentence, One injured after shooting outside of S.C. State dorm. Scott said she would like to see raises for state employees to make it easier for them to afford premium increases when they come along, or for the state to expand Medicaid to give employees more coverage options. Even beyond covering for subs because students are out sick or teachers are out sick because of COVID, they have to do extra planning or [spend] extra time with students catching up, Blain said. Other organizations praised the governors announcement. That's pretty exciting.". But Gams says this pay increase isnt just about morale for teachers in classrooms, but also about making a step to keep them there. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. Nobody heres doing it for the money. Last year, Lee ordered a review of the Basic Education Program, a funding formula with 46 components that determine how much money the state sends to districts for textbooks, technology, and other needs. The budget taken up by lawmakers this week does not include a hold harmless for 2022-23. He suggested, for example, appropriating more money directly to school districts to handle pay increases. On top of writing the 2022-2023 state budget, lawmakers will also have to pass legislation that covers expenses from the current budget. Lee highlighted recently introduced legislation to ban some books from Tennessee libraries. The Senates spending plan as passed would not pull dollars from the fund also called the rainy day fund which ended 2020 with a nearly $10 billion balance and is projected to end fiscal year 2023 at $11.6 billion if lawmakers do not use it, according to Hegars update in January. They are: In total, lawmakers are providing $29.2 million in 2022-23 for Cooperative Innovative High Schools. And here it is for 2022-23: As you can see, there are salary step increases every year for teachers until they hit year 15. Andy Beshear speaks during the first day of the 2021 Kentucky Education Summit on Nov. 1, 2021. Athena Lindsey, a teacher and policy fellow with Teach Plus Mississippi, repeatedly heard the same concern when surveying teachers in the lead-up to the historic 2022 teacher pay raise: Every time you see a pay increase, the insurance premiums always go up, so you never really get to feel the actual pay raise.. If you do not have an existing account, you can also easily use an existing Google, Facebook or Apple account. by Cassandra Pollock A legislative task force is also examining possible changes to per-pupil funding for the state, particularly the funding disparities that exist between school districts, Meade said. [CDATA[// >