Teacher Pay Plan Introduced
Published atBoise — The House Education Committee unanimously approved a $215 million plan to boost teacher pay over the next five years. Under the plan, rookie teacher pay would bump up from $31,750 a year to $32,200 a year.
Teachers would have to meet certain benchmarks in order to receive the higher pay.
By 2020, new teachers would be paid $37,000 a year. The first year of the plan, which would begin fiscal year 2016, is estimated to cost taxpayers $31.9 million.