Gov. Spencer Cox is proposing spending approximately $200 million to give every public schoolteacher in the state a $6,000 raise in next year’s budget, but that pay hike might be contingent on the passage of legislation for school vouchers.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is proposing spending approximately $200 million to give every public schoolteacher in the state a $6,000 raise in next year’s budget, something legislative leaders have signaled they will support. However, the Republican-dominated legislature is angling to make that pay hike contingent on the passage of legislation for school vouchers.
Cox, while alongside First Lady Abby Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, announced the teacher pay hike surrounded by dozens of teachers and administrators at Centennial Junior High School in Kaysville on Thursday afternoon. “We love our teachers,” Cox said, standing on a stage next to the junior high’s cafeteria. “They have sacrificed so much over the past few years. They have taken on so much, and one way we can reward them is by paying more.”
She added she’s glad Cox addressed the average citizen before announcing the teacher pay bump, saying there are more people than only teachers in need.
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