We need to hold our leaders accountable. At minimum we need a $13,500 raise for every teacher paid for by the federal government, as Harris / Biden promised. Boosting pay in education helps solve the labor supply shortages, attracts talent, and helps keep us from being streched so thin.

Harris promised a $13,500 raise for every teacher paid for by the federal government on the campaign trail. Biden promised to increase teacher salaries to a minimum of $60,000 on the campaign trail. Given that the majority of funding for education comes from state budgets, Congress would need to pass a bill and establish a permanent federal funding source dedicated to teacher salaries. Our leaders promised to do this in a pre-pandemic environment. Given labor supply shortages, now more than ever education workers need a raise. Wages have to go up for education to become more functional. It's the only way, especially in this environment. In my area alone, the majority of districts have 10-15% of their positions unfilled.

I'm not sure the exact mechanism to advocate, but we need to petition our leaders to include teacher salary increases, paid for by the federal government, in the blockbuster infrastructure bill they've been batting around for the last 6 months. In all likelihood, this is the only vehicle that Harris / Biden could stay true to their promise.

Write your Congress people, write your local and state union, blow up social media, etc. We need a fucking raise and our national leadership can give us one.

Submitted January 04, 2022 at 02:15PM by b1ackfyre https://ift.tt/3zud0nR