teacher pay

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.

Despite having to chop a billion dollars from the new state budget, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill to fund higher salaries for teachers. The money is allocated primarily to new members of the profession.

Governor Ron DeSantis has formally signed off on teacher pay raises. The state is planning on spending about $500 million to bring Florida to near the top of states for starting salaries. The move comes as DeSantis has promised cuts to the upcoming state budget to deal with revenue losses from the pandemic.

Florida lawmakers are reexamining their budget as fears of Coronavirus begin to impact the state’s tourism-driven economy. The state’s top legislative…

The Leon Classroom Teachers Association (LCTA) met with Leon County school leaders this week to resume salary negotiations for the current school year and…