Hoosier Teacher Pay Debate Continues

Statehouse Republicans haven’t come up with more than modest proposals toward boosting Indiana teacher pay, even as they continue touting that step as a top goal for the new state budget. Initial requests from Gov. Holcomb seeks about $210 million more in education funding for the next school year. This, as a new report from education advocacy groups says $658 million is needed to boost average teacher pay to the midpoint of Indiana’s neighboring states.