/tags/teacher-salary Teacher Salary en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:44:43 GMT /education/2025-02-19/texas-legislature-teacher-salary-raises-bill Last school year, the average teacher in Texas made thousands of dollars less than teachers in other states. A nearly $5 billion bill filed Tuesday in the Legislature seeks to provide across-the-board raises and put more money toward bonuses. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:44:43 GMT /education/2025-02-19/texas-legislature-teacher-salary-raises-bill Becky Fogel /education/2024-07-02/acc-employee-raises-compensation-board-vote ACC administrators say the salary increase is higher than what other community colleges in Texas are offering. Groups representing faculty and staff had been pushing for an 8.5% raise. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 18:20:22 GMT /education/2024-07-02/acc-employee-raises-compensation-board-vote Becky Fogel /education/2023-04-28/austin-isd-wants-to-offer-bigger-raises-next-year-to-retain-and-attract-staff AISD officials have proposed raising the minimum hourly wage for certified employees to $20 and giving a 7% pay increase to teachers, counselors and librarians. The plan could result in a $54 million budget deficit. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:26:05 GMT /education/2023-04-28/austin-isd-wants-to-offer-bigger-raises-next-year-to-retain-and-attract-staff Becky Fogel /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average While there have been incremental salary increases in Texas and the U.S., the president of the National Education Association said, they're not keeping pace with inflation and not enough to address the nationwide teacher shortage. Tue, 25 Apr 2023 20:20:33 GMT /education/2023-04-25/new-data-show-teacher-salaries-in-texas-are-more-than-7-700-lower-than-the-national-average Becky Fogel /education/2023-03-13/education-austin-we-know-our-worth-campaign-austin-independent-school-district Education Austin is asking the district for a $12 per hour raise for all classified employees and a 12% increase in base pay for all certified employees, such as teachers and counselors. That percentage is significantly higher than the raises AISD has proposed at this point for teachers. Mon, 13 Mar 2023 21:23:39 GMT /education/2023-03-13/education-austin-we-know-our-worth-campaign-austin-independent-school-district Becky Fogel /education/2023-01-13/austin-isd-wants-to-raise-teacher-pay-by-at-least-5-for-the-next-school-year The district is working on its budget for the 2023-2024 school year. AISD administrators and school board members say employee compensation is the top priority. Fri, 13 Jan 2023 15:55:01 GMT /education/2023-01-13/austin-isd-wants-to-raise-teacher-pay-by-at-least-5-for-the-next-school-year Becky Fogel /texasstandard/2023-01-11/texas-state-teachers-association-2023-legislature-priorities Ovidia Molina, president of the Texas State Teachers Association, said she wants lawmakers to use part of the state’s budget surplus to increase school funding. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:30:00 GMT /texasstandard/2023-01-11/texas-state-teachers-association-2023-legislature-priorities Sarah Asch /texas/2019-02-28/school-librarians-say-they-should-be-included-in-the-proposed-5k-teacher-pay-raise From Texas Standard:The Texas Senate Committee on Finance held a public hearing Monday to discuss a bill that would give a $5,000 pay raise to full-time� Thu, 28 Feb 2019 18:21:44 GMT /texas/2019-02-28/school-librarians-say-they-should-be-included-in-the-proposed-5k-teacher-pay-raise Sara Schleede