3/7/16 Group Watch: Education Budget Includes Raises
The Education Budget is awaiting approval from the full House, and should come up for consideration in that chamber sometime this week. The $6.3 billion dollar budget includes raises for education employees, with teachers and support staff (and anyone making less than $75k) in line to receive a 4 percent hike in pay. Community college employees would also get a 4 percent raise, while other staff (those currently making above 75k) are looking at 2 percent salary bump. There’s also money to hire more teachers for grades 7-12 across the state.
