teacher pay

Governor Ron DeSantis approved the allocation Wednesday.

Chiles High School Principal Joe Burgess is backing Leon County teachers as their union negotiates for higher pay. Burgess is also challenging Superintendent Rocky Hanna for the job.

More than 200 future educators will become fully certified teachers under the program.

State level data show Florida teachers are being paid 20.4% less than other college-educated workers.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is laying out more proposals to reshape education policy. At a press conference in Jacksonville, he voiced support for making school board elections partisan.

The Leon County teachers union has reached a deal with the district on salary increases for the current school year. It comes days after Superintendent Rocky Hanna was asked by the State Board of Education why the money hasn’t been paid out yet—with just days remaining in the 2021-22 school year.

The Leon County School District and the Leon Classroom Teachers Association reached an agreement Thursday, avoiding the possibility of the issue going to a magistrate and the money reverting back to the state.

Florida schools have just shy of 4,500 teacher vacancies, as lawmakers look at ways to boost pay and help retain educators. The State Board of Education received an annual report Wednesday that detailed data on critical teacher shortages.

About 50 educators were unable to cash $1,000 bonus checks they received from the state, Florida Department of Education officials acknowledged Friday. The agency says the state is working to correct the mistake.

The Leon County school board has approved a salary increase for teachers. Beginning teacher salaries will rise by almost $6000 – to $43,304 a year.