Tag: Economy
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Hungary: Teachers To Strike If Salaries Aren’t Increased
At the international press conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán discussed teacher pay rises among other topics. Orbán promised that the government will fulfill its pledge to boost wages by 10% this year and the next two years. H e admitted that teachers are correct to complain that this is not enough, he also said that subsequent raises will be contingent on how well the country’s economy does. There is a demand for a one-time 45 percent pay increase from teachers’ unions, which term this offer “ridiculously low.” These organizations contend that only a considerable boost in wages together with a decrease in workload can stop the downward spiral of public education. A new strike might begin in September if no deal is reached this summer.
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North Macedonia: Teachers Go On Strike As Food And Power Prices Skyrocket
Monday marked the beginning of an open-ended strike by kindergarten and primary school teachers in North Macedonia, where the cost of living is at an all-time high and wages are stagnant. The teachers’ union is urging the government to boost teachers’ monthly salaries from 400 euros to nearly 700 euros ($436 to $760) by 2024, an increase of about 20 percent.
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Nearly Half Of Teachers Want To Resign By 2027 Attributable To Workload, According To A Recent Survey
A survey of 1,788 teachers by the National Education Union (NEU) found that 44 percent of them planned to retire by 2027, while a fifth claimed they would quit within the following two years.
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Calls To Boost Teacher Tax Deductions For School Supplies
Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Representative Anthony Brown of Maryland have joined together to submit legislation that would raise that tax credit to $1,000 and keep it indexed to inflation, according to a press release. Counselors, school administrators, and other aids who spend money on students’ educational expenditures would also be eligible for the tax deduction.
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A Big “Thank You”: $10 Million Bonuses To Utah Teachers
Due to staffing shortages with COVID-19, the Utah State Board of Education hastened to spend $10 million in compensation for teachers and other school workers who had taken on extra work.
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Virginia Lawmakers Are Considering Increasing Teacher Salaries
Teachers in Virginia are expected to get decent salaries over the next two school years, but how healthy they will be remains to be seen.
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Alabama: Pay Increase For All K-12 Teachers, House Passes Bill
In an effort to retain experienced educators in the classroom, Alabama lawmakers authorized the highest teacher pay boost in a generation on Wednesday.
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Missouri Lawmakers Look To Lessen Teacher Expenses By Covering Costs For Some Classroom Material Purchases
State Senator Lauren Arthur’s measure would allow teachers to deduct some out-of-pocket expenses from their state income taxes.
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Texas Teachers Assert That A Law Mandating Them To Spend Dozens Of Hours Unpaid In Training Has Pushed Them To The Breaking Point
To keep their jobs, K-3 teachers in Texas have until 2023 to finish a 60-hour Reading Academies course. It will take them about 120 hours to complete on their own time.
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Alabamian Experienced Teachers To Get Pay Raise, Senate Committee Approves Bill
A Senate committee on Wednesday authorized significant raises for experienced teachers in the state’s K-12 schools for the coming school year, with some of the hikes reaching as high as 21%.