{"id":10081,"date":"2023-01-28T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=10081"},"modified":"2023-01-28T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T17:45:00","slug":"democrat-congresswoman-introduces-bill-to-give-public-school-teachers-60k-minimum-salary-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=10081","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Give Public School Teachers $60K Minimum Salary Nationwide"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Democrat Rep. Frederica Wilson has introduced a bill to give teachers a federal minimum wage of $60,000 a year.<\/h3>\n

The American Teacher Act would create a grant program for states through the Department of Education, which they need to opt into to raise their minimum salaries.<\/p>\n

In addition to the minimum wage, the bill will mandate yearly increases \u201ccongruent to inflation to support states\u2019 ongoing efforts to ensure competitive wages,\u201d according to a report from ABC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018\u201dI think that the pandemic itself gave us a great snapshot view of how important teachers are,\u201d Wilson told ABC News, adding: \u201cThis is a period in our history that we should realize the value of our children having access to good teachers and good education.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson, of course, also made the taxpayer-funded project a race issue.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an issue I\u2019ve always been passionate about,\u201d said Wilson. \u201cAs time has progressed, teachers\u2019 salaries, minimum wage, has not been commensurate with other salaries in our economy \u2014 especially as it relates to Black men.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wilson was a Head Start teacher before being elected to Congress.<\/p>\n

The congresswoman argued that the minimum wage would help to combat teacher shortages.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur nation is undergoing a mass exodus of teachers leaving the classroom,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cWe can choose to take this issue head on or lose America\u2019s teachers and have the education of our students severely impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n

The median pay for teachers was already\u00a0approximately $61,000 in 2021<\/a>, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, with lengthy winter, spring, and summer vacations.<\/p>\n

However, there are massive gaps in the average pay for each state. The Tennessee Lookout reports, \u201cMississippi, the lowest-paying state for teachers in the 2020-2021 school year, paid an average of $46,862,\u00a0according to the National Education Association<\/a>. Meanwhile, in New York, the average teacher salary sat at $90,222. \u201c<\/p>\n

The post Democrat Congresswoman Introduces Bill to Give Public School Teachers $60K Minimum Salary Nationwide<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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