Tag: Arkansas
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The RAISE Act Calls For Higher Salaries For Teachers
The proposed legislation, which would be known as the “Raising Arkansas’s Investment in Schools and Educators” (RAISE) Act, would establish a fund using $600 million of the projected $1.6 billion surplus.
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Arkansas: Legislators Want Schools To Use Federal Funds To Provide Bonuses To Teachers And Staff
On Thursday, legislators in Arkansas revoked the power that they had granted to the state to transfer around $460 million in leftover federal COVID-19 relief money to school districts. The lawmakers said that they want the money to be used by schools to compensate teachers and other staff members with bonuses.