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Friday, November 20, 2020

Education Matters: Area veteran teachers brace for pay cuts (draft)

Education Matters: Area veteran teachers brace for pay cuts (draft)
Area veteran teachers brace for pay cuts (draft)



While brand new teachers in St. Johns county get a six thousand dollar raise, veteran teachers, if they got the best and brightest bonus or school recognition money, are about to get a pay cut. Coming soon to Clay and Duval Counties.  

People who have dedicated their lives to the children of the area are about to either lose money or not see any notable pay raise. Welcome to Florida 

From News4Jax,

“It’s an unfair bill for veteran teachers. Although the people at the lower end of the pay salary scale will be moved up, veteran teachers are going to get a much lesser raise,” St. Johns Education Association Chief Negotiator Justin Vogel said.

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2020/11/18/st-johns-county-school-district-union-agree-to-6500-raise-for-new-teachers/

The article talks about a two percent raise for veteran teachers. For me, that would be about a thousand CONTINUE READING: Education Matters: Area veteran teachers brace for pay cuts (draft)