Amid teacher shortage and education woes, CT lawmakers push for higher wages, more state funding
Lawmakers and union leaders hope to extinguish the teacher shortage crisis with higher wages for educators and accelerated grant funding for school districts as part of a bipartisan plan to tackle the state’s educational woes this legislative session. Members of the Connecticut Education Association, American Federation of Teachers and the Connecticut House of Representatives met in Hartford Tuesday to outline several proposals to reduce burnout and increase support for public school staff.
Source: courant.com