However, teachers in Alabama still earn more than teachers here in Tennessee. And yes, that’s even AFTER Gov. Bill Lee’s proposed teacher pay raise announced in last night’s State of the State address. Here’s more from NewsBreak: “Tennessee teachers are the best in the Southeast, ...
3. SB481/HB324 Teachers may go armed.By Senator Janice Bowling and Representative Joe Carr. This piece of legislation goes further than the previous two. This legislation would allow any employee of a pre-K or K-12 to carry a firearm if they meet certain requirements. Even if there is a...
But, it is long past time to pay teachers significantly more. Tennessee has a $2 billion surplus from the recently-concluded fiscal year. We could fully close the teacher wage gap (a raise of about 20% for most teachers) and still have plenty of cash left over without raising taxes one...
Meanwhile, teacher advocates have questioned the pay raise amount, which includes $43 million through a special session bill and, according to Lee, more money later in the state budget. Lee said it would equate to a 4% increase in the salary component of the education funding ...
at Baker Community Center. We have a Block of the Month, 2 Round Robin teams & a Mystery Quilt. We donate 100s of items to local charities. Our quilt raffle benefits the Am. Cancer Soc. We participate in several shows each year and have a private auction each spring to raise funds fo...
The AGs “raise grave concerns that by failing to work with States to verify voter registration information, your office has failed to discharge its duty ahead of a national election,” the letter to Mayorkas states. Read the full story ...
Although this initiative does not affect teachers whose districts already pay above the state minimum, it does affect 1,553 teachers in 46 districts across the state with a mean raise of $750. This initiative is expected to cost $1.17 million. • $200 million in funding for the Basic ...
Johnson, a retired teacher, called allegations that she was yelling and pounding the podium during the protest "false." She also recounted her own experiences with a school shooting. "I have to raise the voice of the people in my district. My folks sent me here because I'm a fighter,"...
All of my gentlemen callers were sons of planters and so of course I assumed that I would be married to one and raise my family on a large piece of land with plenty of servants. But man proposes and woman accepts the proposal ! - To vary that old, old saying a little bit - I ...
We’re in a state where teachers are getting sick with COVID at arate that exceedsthe general adult population. We’re also in a state where the Governor canceled a planned teacher pay raise and the legislature followed his lead. Now, we’re going to continue with what is, in the best...