A day after Senate leaders announced the largest Mississippi teacher pay raise in decades, House leaders topped it with their own proposal.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today January 11, 2022 A day after the state Senate proposed the largest Mississippi teacher pay raise in decades, the House topped it with its own proposal that would increase all teachers by $4,000 to $6,000 a year and boost starting pay above both the Southeastern and national averages.
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