Teacher Pay

The latest findings by researchers at Harvard and Stanford are based on 2024-25 state test results, combined with national assessment data, to pinpoint trends in learning.

The proposed cuts are estimated to save about $54 million. Superintendent Howard Hepburn and some school board members have often spoken about the need downsize district staff to make it proportional to shrinking student enrollment.

When adjusted for inflation, the average teacher salary decreased by an estimated 4.6% over the past decade, according to a new report.

High school economics teacher Jason Means takes the reins of the Sarasota Classified Teachers Association at a tough financial time for the district.

Superintendent Terry Connor said he is hopeful that most teachers will be able to find a position in the county next school year, as some retire and others move out of the area.

He used a closed-door campaign stop in Sarasota to signal that education will be a central focus of his bid, calling for reforms to the state’s expanded school voucher system, significant teacher pay increases and a renewed investment in public schools.

DeSantis is also calling for increased campus security and continued his call to slash property taxes.

Teachers’ union warns of possible ‘staffing crisis’ without a property tax referendum next year.

The comments by Miguel Cardona came during his tour Thursday of NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee.

A judge ruled in favor of the school district, which filed a lawsuit after county commissioners voted to delay the referendum until 2026.

The lawsuit comes after the county commission unexpectedly voted to delay a tax referendum that would fund teacher salaries by two years.

The referendum would have asked county voters to levy an additional one mill on property taxes to increase pay for teachers and school staffers.