teacher raises

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.

Leon County schools will spend more than $18 million updating and renovating schools and district buildings in the upcoming school year. The dollars will…

Gov. Rick Scott says he wants to see more tax cuts for business, and more funding for education.Scott’s proposed budget will include lowering the…