Some lawmakers promised teacher raises and a boost in school funding, but educators received little despite the state's $33 billion budget surplus.
. Seasoned educators will continue to flee the field, and it’ll be more difficult than ever to hire new teachers, she said. “And what that results in is just basically a really damaged quality of education for the students.” Oh, andA major reason the legislative session earned “a solid F” in Curts’ book and not a flat-out zero was because a couple of noncontroversial bills skated through, including. Another big reason? Voucher laws were averted — for now.
Curts said teacher raises and school funding were “held hostage for the vouchers.” She encourages people to call their representatives to relay their gratitude if the lawmaker is a holdout on pro-voucher legislation. Aside from a worsened teacher shortage, an additional danger moving forward is a lack of supplies or funding for student experiences like field trips, she said. But those things don’t matter when there aren’t enough teachers to begin with.“It is really scary, because it feels like we're sounding the alarm, but … people don't do anything until they see it directly impact their life,” she said.
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