One reason schools may have more trouble recruiting and keeping teachers, particularly teachers of color: They just don’t get paid enough. While two-thirds of U.S. teachers report receiving a pay ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAVY) — Acknowledging that teachers do not get paid enough and often have side jobs to help make ends meet, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.-02) is sponsoring a bill that would provide a tax ...

Hard-fought gains in pay are making a difference. “I finally have my head above water. But we need to do better.” ...

Leon County Schools is holding its fifth negotiation with the Leon Classroom Teachers Association to discuss teacher pay and ...

The average teacher salary has increased since last year, but when considering inflation, teachers are taking home less than they did a decade ago, according to the nation’s largest teachers’ union.

Four Republicans members of the North Carolina House of Representatives — Erin Paré and Mike Schietzelt of Wake County, Donny Lambeth of Forsyth County and Tricia Cotham of Mecklenburg County — have ...

HOUSTON — The Houston Independent School District will begin linking teacher compensation to classroom effectiveness starting in the 2026–2027 school year, district leaders announced Tuesday afternoon ...

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Louisiana’s two largest teacher unions have come out in support of a sweeping constitutional amendment Gov. Jeff Landry has backed that would rewrite large swaths of the state’s public tax and budget ...

This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. AUSTIN (KXAN) — As school districts across Central Texas make budget decisions for the 2025-26 school year, KXAN is ...