

Creighton defended the decision to shackle teacher pay to school choice, saying it was “extremely appropriate to connect all of these subjects together. The bill was approved and sent to the Senate.īut after Creighton and friends amended the bill to include a school choice provision allowing for an $8,000 per-student payment to be spent on private schools, the House predictably balked, and the whole measure died. Public school officials statewide wanted a higher boost in the allotment, but the House bill allowed for at least some teacher pay increase. The highest paying college majors are focused in STEM field, yet there are some niche subjects among them, like naval architecture and marine engineering, with grads in those fields earning an. Ken King, R-Canadian, would have increased the per-student allocation each school district receives from the state by $50 - from $6,160 to $6,210 - as part of a multibillion-dollar school funding package. And let’s not forget that they also must deal with the threat of school shootings and the accompanying safety concerns for students and themselves. Particularly troubling is that teachers are being asked to do much more as districts across the state grapple with staff shortages.
