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teacher pay
The Hillsborough County School Board has approved putting the question before voters about a tax increase
The Scoop: Wed. April 3rd, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Hillsborough will vote on tax for schools The Hillsborough County School Board approved a tax increase vote aimed at strengthening education funding. Urchin parasite Researchers at the University of South Florida have discovered that a...
Hillsborough County School Board votes to let voters decide on a tax increase for education
The Hillsborough County School Board has approved putting the question before voters about a tax increase
Florida Board of Education considers teacher pay
The Florida Board of Education wants to pressure local teachers' unions, amid delays in salary increases for teachers in some districts.
The Scoop: Wed., August 23, 2023 Tampa Bay & Florida headlines by WMNF
Suspect shot and killed Tampa Police officers and a Polk County sheriff deputy killed a man after coming under fire yesterday while working as U.S. Marshals serving a warrant in Riverview. The 39-year-old was the...
Bill by a Democratic state representative seeks a minimum $65K teacher pay in Florida
A House Democrat on Tuesday filed a bill for the 2024 legislative session that seeks to raise teachers’ minimum base salaries to $65,000.
Hillsborough County teachers warn teacher shortage could grow worse as a pay dispute continues
As Hillsborough County public schools report hundreds of instructional vacancies, teachers are appealing the school board, amid a staffing shortage they warn could grow worse in the months to come if concerns about pay and...
Florida voters support raising teacher pay, teachers union poll shows
Florida voters overwhelmingly support increasing pay for Florida’s public school teachers. That’s according to new polling data collected by Clearview Research and commissioned by the Florida Education Association – the state’s largest teacher union. Today,...
The Hillsborough County teachers union calls on the state legislature to refund education, after reaching a tentative deal with the district.
Florida Education Association optimistic state will provide pay raises for teachers
The Florida House and Senate are both poised to pass raises for classroom teachers. But with only a few days to go in the regular Legislative Session, the two chambers have not agreed on who...
Hillsborough teacher’s union continues contract negotiations with school board
Recently teacher’s have been under fire for their allegedly generous salaries, benefits, and tenure. But since Senate Bill 736 cut teacher pay and tenure this spring, teachers are looking for ways to protect their positions....
