Jacob OglesMarch 31, 2025
3min0
The lower chamber wants to direct $100 million to increase teacher salaries, which are now among the lowest in the nation.
Tag: teacher salariesHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
Jacob OglesMarch 31, 2025
Jesse SchecknerDecember 17, 20246min0
The average teacher pay during the 2022-23 term was $53,098 — the second-lowest among all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Anne GeggisMarch 6, 2024
6min0
The state's largest teachers union cites inflation and money going to voucher program to explain why billions more in state education spending won't move the needle.
Anne GeggisDecember 5, 2023
6min0
The state's largest teachers union is not impressed, decries 'divisive' educational priorities.
Tristan WoodMay 3, 2022
4min0
'If the state isn’t going to help us, then we need to take matters into our own hands.'
Renzo DowneyMarch 21, 2022
6min0
With the new funding, teachers in Florida public schools will have received $2 billion in salary increases the last three years.
Kelly HayesOctober 20, 20204min1646
The new starting salary is $46,900 — up from $40,000.
Sarah MuellerJanuary 14, 2020
5min463
DeSantis said he’s encouraged by Speaker Oliva's remarks on teacher pay.
Ryan NicolSeptember 24, 2019
4min278
The move follows a similar proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018
5min303
Conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Florida released its priority list for the 2018 Legislative Session, giving favorable marks to legislation that would cut “corporate welfare” and regulations and voicing strong opposition to proposals that would add new regulations or incentives silos. “We believe that Florida lawmakers have an unprecedented opportunity to push through policy objectives that […]