The Democrat's campaign described the underpayment of teachers as a 'national failure that's holding America back.'
Sen. Kamala Harris addresses a campaign rally Sunday at Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Harris previewed her plan in a Houston speech Saturday, saying that"you can judge a society by the way it treats its children, and one of the greatest expressions of love that a society can give to its children is educating those children with resources they need." The campaign estimates this will cost $315 billion over a decade, paid for by strengthening the estate tax and closing tax loopholes that benefit the rich.
"What she's doing is saying personnel is absolutely key in terms of teaching, and she is investing in our personnel, she's investing in teaching," she said. The issue of teacher pay and education spending has been cause for strikes in a number of states. In Harris' hometown of Oakland, striking teachers recently went back to their classrooms following a weeklong strike after union members voted to approve a contract agreement that provided pay raises.
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