Lawmakers agree to fund $1,000 direct payments to teachers [View all]
The House and Senate agreed to $1,000 one-time bonuses for teachers during the state’s budget conference. The money for the direct payments will come from Covid-19 relief funding earmarked for education in the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
While some negotiations over the state’s nearly $100 billion budget for the next fiscal year are still ongoing, an agreement was reached on the state’s education budget during a meeting Friday.
Sen. Kelli Stargel and Rep. Jay Trumball are leading the budget conference negotiations for their respective chambers. Both budget chiefs said teacher pay was a priority.
The agreed upon education budget allocates $216 million for direct payments to early childhood learning and K-12 teachers and principals at district and charter schools.
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