{"id":23735,"date":"2019-10-07T19:06:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T19:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/?p=23735"},"modified":"2019-10-07T19:06:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T19:06:37","slug":"teacher-base-salary-governor-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.englishforward.com\/news\/teacher-base-salary-governor-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher base salary: Florida Governor recommends increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>In a recent announcement, Florida Governor <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Ron DeSantis<\/b><\/a><b> claimed that he would be pushing for an increase in the teacher base salary in the state.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, I announced my proposal to increase the minimum salary for teachers in FL to $47,500. This will help alleviate the teacher shortage in our state and elevate the profession to the level of appreciation it deserves. This is long overdue. More here \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/msPFdCMgJF\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/msPFdCMgJF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Uik9W3b013\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Uik9W3b013<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1181212770815152130?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently, the minimum base salary for teachers in Florida is $37,636. Governor DeSantis is going to actively campaign with his colleagues in order to increase this minimum to at least $47,500.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teacher base salary<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Currently, there are more than a hundred thousand teachers in Florida who can benefit from the proposed increase.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the government approves the hike in teacher base salary during their 2020 budget discussions, Florida will become one of the pioneer states when it comes to educators\u2019 starting remuneration.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For now, the state remains at the twenty-sixth position in the United States (US), in terms of teachers\u2019 salaries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Better salaries for better education<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the moment, there is a significant disparity between the remuneration teachers receive in different states in the US.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>While some faculty members are forced to <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/many-us-teachers-have-a-second-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>work a second job<\/b><\/a><b> in order to cover their monthly expenses, others are well-off and enjoying state-granted benefits and higher pay.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other struggles often reported by teachers include the need to purchase <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.englishforums.com\/news\/teachers-in-michigan-supplies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">classroom materials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from their own earnings, which poses further challenges for educators to manage their living costs.<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Hopefully, Governor Ron DeSantis will be successful in his campaign, as rising base pay will also motivate more young people in choosing to teach as their career path.\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is essential for government figures like Mr. DeSantis to fight for better remuneration in the educational sector, as teachers are the people raising future generations.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Betting on pay increases for teachers is one of the sure ways to better the quality of education in Florida, and boost interest in this profession. <strong>Hopefully, Mr. DeSantis will successfully pass his proposed bill, and the working conditions for teachers in Florida will become better.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent announcement, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that he would be pushing for an increase in the teacher base salary in the state.\u00a0 Today, I announced my proposal to increase the minimum salary for teachers in FL to $47,500. 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