Special Education Employees of Grundy County issued the following announcement on May 18.
Urge your Rep. to pass a $40,000 minimum teacher salary
Act now to urge Illinois House of Representative members to pass SB 2892, a four-year phase in of a $40,000 minimum teacher salary in Illinois.
The Illinois Senate passed the bill, an initiative of the Illinois Education Association, Thursday with a veto-proof majority.
The phase in would start at salaries of $32,076, which is equal to the state’s current minimum salary of about $10,000 (which was set in the early 1980s) adjusted for inflation, and increase those salaries by $2,500 a year for the next four years.
Also included in the bill is a provision that would guarantee that the state’s minimum salary would increase by the equivalent of the consumer price index each year moving forward, pending review of the Illinois General Assembly, so the minimum salary continues to increase at the same pace as economic conditions.
“This is a step forward for Illinois teachers,” said IEA President Kathi Griffin. “It sends a clear message to Illinois teachers that this state values and respects its educators.”
Griffin said the measure is also one way to help address the state’s teacher shortage.
“This is truly an investment in the future of our state,” she said. “This is a helpful way to try to solve the teacher shortage. It’s not the only solution, but it certainly helps when students are making a decision on their college major. They will know, with certainty, that they can earn a decent living upon college graduation. A $40,000 minimum salary can also attract new people into the profession.”
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Source: Special Education Employees of Grundy County
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