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Sanders introduces bill to raise minimum teacher pay to $60,000 a yea
The Hill ^ | 03/09/2023 | STEPHEN NEUKAM

Posted on 03/09/2023 10:58:48 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced legislation on Thursday that would make the minimum pay for public school teachers in the U.S. $60,000 a year, following calls from President Biden to give teachers a raise last month.

The Pay Teachers Act of 2023, co-sponsored by a number of lawmakers including Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would provide states with federal funds to establish minimum teacher salaries of at least $60,000 a year. It would also triple the funding of the Title I-A program, which provides funding to schools with a high percentage of students that come from low income backgrounds.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bill; pay; sanders; teacher
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More vote buying BS
1 posted on 03/09/2023 10:58:48 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There’s no way the Federal Reserve can lower inflation while Congress spends money like my ex-wife.


2 posted on 03/09/2023 10:59:44 AM PST by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why not $600K? Do blacks get more than whites?


3 posted on 03/09/2023 11:00:00 AM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The government does not have the right to dictate the salary that an employer pays an employee.


4 posted on 03/09/2023 11:02:51 AM PST by I want the USA back (News media and democrats are pond scum. My pronouns: Haha, heehee, hoho, hoo hoo. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Utterly unconstitutional.


5 posted on 03/09/2023 11:03:01 AM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: NWFree

Growing up I remember teachers living in nice houses. Now they need special assistance. I’d blame governments. Zoning, solar requirements, etc. All local.


6 posted on 03/09/2023 11:04:02 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Teachers are employed and paid by local taxpayers, Sanders can’t trump that at the federal level.


7 posted on 03/09/2023 11:04:12 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Triple Title 1? That’s unreal. You might as well beg districts to lower test scores so they can get buckets of money.


8 posted on 03/09/2023 11:04:16 AM PST by struggle
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Id say base it on teachers ability to produce good students. What constitutes a good student is continually getting less and less clear. I mean the avg teachers salary in the US is 60k so giving a boost to good teachers who are only interested in teaching their dedicated classes Id be okay with. Some teachers are worth it, some definitely arent.


9 posted on 03/09/2023 11:05:02 AM PST by MrRelevant
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Yes, paying off the Teacher’s union.


10 posted on 03/09/2023 11:05:11 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

remove the federal government from education. State and local entities should control all aspects of it.


11 posted on 03/09/2023 11:05:16 AM PST by elpadre (nd )
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To: I want the USA back

Even if the employer is the government?


12 posted on 03/09/2023 11:06:35 AM PST by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: I want the USA back

Yet, minimum wage exists.


13 posted on 03/09/2023 11:07:15 AM PST by frogjerk (More people have died trusting the government than not trusting the government.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

$60,000 a year in Kali or Missipp?


14 posted on 03/09/2023 11:12:45 AM PST by crusty old prospector
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m sick of hearing teachers whine about their pay and work requirements. If you aren’t smart enough to determine that before you take the job, you might not be smart enough for the job.


15 posted on 03/09/2023 11:17:57 AM PST by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Shove it in his face by lowering the pay of teachers getting more than $60k to $60k. Hey, the limit is the limit.


16 posted on 03/09/2023 11:19:26 AM PST by fwdude (Society has been fully polarized now, and you have to decide on which pole you want to be found.)
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To: NWFree

Tans-genders, minority teachers get 20% more pay, of course.


17 posted on 03/09/2023 11:21:29 AM PST by entropy12 (Food is most popular anxiety drug, exercise is the least popular.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Federal Funds”, aka the Taxpayer dollars, once again to a Unionized support.money-laundering scheme, to keep the socialist/progressive/political system in place and dependency on others FORCED $$$$$ SUPPORT.


18 posted on 03/09/2023 11:23:57 AM PST by traditional2 (lets go B*and*n)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

HOW is this a federal issue?


19 posted on 03/09/2023 11:24:04 AM PST by SJSAMPLE
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Socialism.


20 posted on 03/09/2023 11:25:01 AM PST by Brilliant
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