Texas school districts and charters need federal funds
Schools made massive changes to help kids switch to virtual learning, and now it’s lawmakers’ turn to support schools.
Administrative Assistant Erin Johnston, left, gives an elbow bump to kindergarten student Jack Lewis during morning drop-off at Carrie L. Lovejoy Elementary School in Allen, Texas, on Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020.(Lynda M. González / Staff Photographer)
By Yasmin Bhatia and Pedro Martinez
1:30 AM on May 2, 2021 CDT
The world changed more than a year ago for our schools. Bus drivers in many districts including San Antonio Independent School District became relief workers, delivering food, technology and instructional materials to our students’ homes. One of our preschool teachers, who will tell you she’s not a techie, spent many late nights collaborating with her fellow teachers on engaging lesson plans, and delivered basic supplies, clothes and food to her students’ families.
$100K salaries possible for SAISD s best teachers under pay raise plan
The district s best teachers in its poorest schools could earn over $100,000 if they continue other responsibilities like coaching and extracurricular instruction. Author: Matt Houston (KENS) Updated: 10:40 PM CDT April 27, 2021
SAN ANTONIO Nearly 200 San Antonio Independent School District teachers are all but guaranteed stipends worth at least $15,000 next year thanks, in part, to a new Texas education initiative.
SAISD says it s submitted 193 teachers for the pay increases. About 30 of those educators will qualify for stipends worth between $28,500 and $36,500.
The average qualifying SAISD teacher already makes nearly $60,000 each year. The district s best teachers in its poorest schools could earn more than $100,000 if they continue other responsibilities like coaching and extracurricular instruction.
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Blanca Aguirre holds up photographs of her late husband, Jesse Aguirre, during an event put on to honor the families of victims of police violence in San Antonio, Tx., US, on Saturday, August 15, 2020. The event, ?’Healing Home,?“ was put on by Reliable Revolutionaries at La Villita and held remembrances for Marquise Jones, Charles Roundtree, Norman Cooper, Jesse Aguirre, Marcus McVea, and Antronie Scott alongside their families, friends, and supporters.Matthew Busch, Contributor / For The San Antonio Express-News
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