The mayor’s new proposed budget includes an across-the-board 4% cost of living adjustment for all Metro employees, who have historically been underpaid. However, many city employees say this adjustment would not be enough to keep up with the rising cost of living in Nashville.
Gov. Lee’s bill to raise teacher pay includes a rule that chips away at labor organizing
Tennessee’s biggest professional teachers’ organization is less than thrilled with the governor’s proposal to increase pay for educators. Baked into the bill is a rule that would further chip away at their ability to organize.
Teacher raises, tax cuts, Titans dome are in Tennessee’s $53 billion budget. Here’s some of what didn’t make the cut.
The budget includes money for a new Titans stadium, tax cuts, adds to the state’s rainy-day fund, and includes funds for public school teacher raises. But some items from the governor’s wish list didn’t make the cut.
Metro School Officials Call For Competitive Teacher Salaries And More Classroom Support
Nashville leaders are calling on state lawmakers to increase education funding. A resolution adopted by the Metro school board Tuesday night says the district needs more money to retain teachers.
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