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Panel: Teachers deserve $60,000
Says current $51,000 uncompetitive, lists 37 ideas
NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette
INDIANAPOLIS – The Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission on Monday released a 183-page report with 37 recommendations for short- and long-term approaches to increasing average teacher pay to at least $60,000 in Indiana.
The suggestions for school districts include limiting health care plans and passing operating referendums. State-level options include shifting money from a generous college tax credit and raising state taxes.
“There is a gap between competitive pay and Indiana s current teacher salaries, and it has contributed to many challenges facing our education system today,” the report said.
“Fewer students are enrolling in or completing teacher preparation programs, and fewer Hoosiers are earning teaching licenses. While there are varying opinions among the public about whether there is a teacher shortage, the data is clear: Indiana has sign
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Dec 14, 2020
Mike Smith, chairman of the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission, reveals details from the group’s report about how to increase teacher pay in Indiana Monday. The report includes 37 recommendations to lawmakers and local school districts. (Photo by Erica Irish, TheStatehouseFile.com)
Gov. Eric Holcombâs Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission determined that $600 million per year will be needed to increase teacher pay in Indiana to a competitive average salary, around $60,000 a year.
The commission was created by Holcomb in 2019 and faced criticism for meeting behind closed doors and for not having any members who are teachers, except for one on an advisory council. The commission did conduct a three-stop educator listening tour and received input from more than 1,000 Hoosiers on its website.
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