Teacher and school staff pay

“Raise pay for teachers and school staff”

“I’m the product of public schools and a proud public school parent — and I’ll fight in Congress to ensure that every kid in America has access to a high quality public education, that our teachers are paid fairly, and that every young adult that wants one has a shot at a higher education they can afford.”

“Ensuring Teachers Get the Compensation They Deserve: It’s well past time that we pay our public school teachers like the heroes they are. We can make federal funds available to encourage states to raise teacher pay. We can also increase pay for our teachers by ensuring every teacher in the country can join a union and collectively bargain over their wages and benefits. I’ll also work to protect and expand public service loan forgiveness for our teachers. Finally, teachers shouldn’t be on the hook for the school supplies they buy to help our children learn. We need to increase the tax deduction for school supplies — and adjust it for inflation.”

“Improve our K-12 public schools by paying our teachers more. Improve the quality of K–12 public education by investing in schools, increasing teacher pay, and expanding programs that help students succeed.”

“Co-sponsored legislation to address Maryland’s teacher shortage by growing a pipeline of homegrown educators, increasing diversity in the profession, and raising teacher pay.”

“We should invest more in people, with smaller class sizes, stronger teacher training and recruitment, better teacher pay.”

“Increase wages for early childhood educators”

“Increase wages and improve working conditions for all educators and school staff”

“Address our teacher shortage crisis by offering pay increases and signing bonuses. Work with state legislators to advocate for removing the cost of living pay increases, but having salary commensurate with experience in the classroom and increased each year by industry standard set by unions, not 1-2% annually.”

“Cooper entered public service after being elected to the legislature, where he worked to raise teacher pay and strengthen law enforcement, and wrote North Carolina’s first children’s health insurance initiative.”

“In the NC House and Senate, Roy fought to increase teacher pay and reduce class sizes.”

“From his first day in office, Roy has fought for better teacher pay and funding for our classrooms. He has pushed the Republican legislature to go much farther than it wanted to go resulting in a 9.5% teacher raise since he took office and an improvement in the national rankings. Under his leadership, North Carolina has expanded pre-kindergarten programs and re-established the Teaching Fellows Program to recruit and support highly qualified teachers in North Carolina.”

“In Congress, I’ll fight to fully fund our public schools and jobs training programs, fairly pay our teachers and educators, and make sure our universities have the research funding they need to stay best-in-class institutions. We also need to make sure that there is robust funding for apprenticeship and job training programs, since not every job requires a college degree and we want to be sure folks can flourish whether or not they go to college.”

“These taxes should support better pay for teachers, healthcare expansion through Medicare for All, direct cash transfers, capping childcare costs, eliminating medical debt and other domestic priorities.”

“Teachers deserve to be paid more. So I support raising the minimum salary for teachers to at least $60,000/year.”

“Your zip code should not dictate the quality of your education. Peggy believes parents, teachers, and students should make classroom decisions, and that the federal government should have a larger role in funding K-12 education, without a voucher program, so schools can retain and adequately pay a quality workforce and that students have access to the resources they need while not solely relying on property taxes to make up funding gaps.”

“We should invest more in people, with smaller class sizes, stronger teacher training and recruitment, better teacher pay.”

“Increase wages and improve working conditions for all educators and school staff”

“In the NC House and Senate, Roy fought to increase teacher pay and reduce class sizes.”

“Raise Teacher Pay and Expectations: Our teachers are on the front lines of many societal problems, and we’ve increasingly asked them to do more with less. Our educators deserve better pay, benefits, and working conditions.”

“Raise teacher pay and reduce class sizes.”

“Outside of the classroom, Jake has navigated complex policy and budget debates as the Governmental Relations Coordinator and a bargaining team member for his union. His work helped improve wages and working conditions for 1,000+ teachers, nurses, and counselors.”

“That’s why I will focus on making sure teachers get paid better for educating our sons and daughters, on reducing classroom overcrowding, and investing in skills training so every student is prepared to do the jobs of tomorrow or to create the businesses that will take our South Texas economy into the future.”

“She will support legislation that ensures all people delivering education, particularly adjuncts and contingent faculty, have fair compensation, job security, and collective bargaining rights.”

“Invest in our students, teachers and school staff Teachers and education staff deserve salaries they can plan for a future with, and classroom sizes small enough to steward every child’s development. Our education workers are vital for our society and it’s time they were treated like it.”

“Raise pay for teachers and school staff”

“Increase wages and improve working conditions for all educators and school staff”

“Increase teacher pay by investing in federal matching grants to make sure that every public school teacher, educational support staff, and early educator makes a living wage.”

“Push for federal grants to raise teacher and paraprofessional salaries in partnership with states.”

“President Jackson also cosponsored a new law to ensure the administrators, teachers and education technicians working in Maine’s unorganized territories are paid fairly compared to their colleagues in other parts of the state.”

“Support the Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Bill of Rights.”

“Quality public schools are the bedrock of our communities and the foundation of America. We should prioritize educating our children and making sure teachers, support professionals, cafeteria workers and bus drivers get the pay and respect they deserve.”

“Invest in our students, teachers and school staff Teachers and education staff deserve salaries they can plan for a future with, and classroom sizes small enough to steward every child’s development. Our education workers are vital for our society and it’s time they were treated like it.”

“As a school board trustee, I have fought for and successfully raised wages for our teachers, custodians, nutritional workers and bus drivers who are often the first face students see every day.”

“Ensuring Teachers Get the Compensation They Deserve: It’s well past time that we pay our public school teachers like the heroes they are. We can make federal funds available to encourage states to raise teacher pay. We can also increase pay for our teachers by ensuring every teacher in the country can join a union and collectively bargain over their wages and benefits. I’ll also work to protect and expand public service loan forgiveness for our teachers. Finally, teachers shouldn’t be on the hook for the school supplies they buy to help our children learn. We need to increase the tax deduction for school supplies — and adjust it for inflation.”

“These taxes should support better pay for teachers, healthcare expansion through Medicare for All, direct cash transfers, capping childcare costs, eliminating medical debt and other domestic priorities.”

“Your zip code should not dictate the quality of your education. Peggy believes parents, teachers, and students should make classroom decisions, and that the federal government should have a larger role in funding K-12 education, without a voucher program, so schools can retain and adequately pay a quality workforce and that students have access to the resources they need while not solely relying on property taxes to make up funding gaps.”

“Increase teacher pay by investing in federal matching grants to make sure that every public school teacher, educational support staff, and early educator makes a living wage.”

“Push for federal grants to raise teacher and paraprofessional salaries in partnership with states.”

“I’m going to Washington to put federal dollars back in our public schools; to invest in paying our teachers higher wages, nationwide universal free school lunches, expanding early child care resources, providing universal free pre-kindergarten, and broadening the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund equitable education for all children.”

“Raise teacher pay through the American Teacher Act and strengthen Public Service Loan Forgiveness to retain talented educators.”

“Ensuring Teachers Get the Compensation They Deserve: It’s well past time that we pay our public school teachers like the heroes they are. We can make federal funds available to encourage states to raise teacher pay. We can also increase pay for our teachers by ensuring every teacher in the country can join a union and collectively bargain over their wages and benefits. I’ll also work to protect and expand public service loan forgiveness for our teachers. Finally, teachers shouldn’t be on the hook for the school supplies they buy to help our children learn. We need to increase the tax deduction for school supplies — and adjust it for inflation.”

“MEA pointed to Jackson’s decades-long record of standing with working people and fighting for teachers and public education — from securing investments in Maine schools, raising wages for school employees, protecting the pension system, and delivering universal school meals so every student can learn on a full stomach.”

“My mom was a public school teacher, so I grew up seeing how much educators give to their students and their communities. They deserve fair pay, strong benefits, the freedom to organize, and leaders who will listen to them and stand up for public schools”

“Raise Teacher Pay and Expectations: Our teachers are on the front lines of many societal problems, and we’ve increasingly asked them to do more with less. Our educators deserve better pay, benefits, and working conditions.”

“I support raising teacher pay and ensuring educators receive the benefits they deserve.”

“Supported retired teachers by voting to provide a “13th check” — a supplemental payment on top of their retirement benefits.”

“Raise teacher pay through the American Teacher Act and strengthen Public Service Loan Forgiveness to retain talented educators.”

“Teachers deserve to be paid more. So I support raising the minimum salary for teachers to at least $60,000/year.”

“Increase teacher pay by investing in federal matching grants to make sure that every public school teacher, educational support staff, and early educator makes a living wage.”

“Aumentar el salario de los maestros Los maestros y el personal de apoyo educativo hacen funcionar nuestras escuelas y son pilares de nuestras comunidades. Deberíamos reclutar y retener al mejor talento para enseñar a nuestros hijos. Algunos estados han aprobado pisos salariales más altos para maestros – deberíamos llevar esa idea al nivel federal.”

In Spanish on their site.

“Pass legislation like the Pay Teachers Act and raise the national pay scale to at least 60k per year.”

“I will sponsor legislation like the Pay Teachers Act, a bill that raises the national teacher pay scale to at least $60,000.00 per year because they deserve it. I will fight so teachers can make a living without juggling multiple jobs. North Carolina will not keep good teachers if we do not pay them fairly.”

“Ensuring Teachers Get the Compensation They Deserve: It’s well past time that we pay our public school teachers like the heroes they are. We can make federal funds available to encourage states to raise teacher pay. We can also increase pay for our teachers by ensuring every teacher in the country can join a union and collectively bargain over their wages and benefits. I’ll also work to protect and expand public service loan forgiveness for our teachers. Finally, teachers shouldn’t be on the hook for the school supplies they buy to help our children learn. We need to increase the tax deduction for school supplies — and adjust it for inflation.”

“Holding Charter Schools Accountable: Unaccountable charter schools have allowed corporate special interests to profit at the expense of our students and teachers. Charter schools need to be held to the same standards as traditional public schools — and must allow their teachers to unionize and bargain collectively.”

“I stand proudly beside our teachers and their unions.”

“My mom was a public school teacher, so I grew up seeing how much educators give to their students and their communities. They deserve fair pay, strong benefits, the freedom to organize, and leaders who will listen to them and stand up for public schools”

“She will support legislation that ensures all people delivering education, particularly adjuncts and contingent faculty, have fair compensation, job security, and collective bargaining rights.”