Starting Pay For Teachers May Increase

Missouri could boost its minimum wage for K-12 public school teachers after all. The state Senate Appropriations Committee has built upon the governor’s plan that would raise the base salary to 38-thousand-dollars a year. The committee’s Vice Chairman, Lincoln Hough of the Springfield area, thanked Budget Committee Chairman Dan Hegeman of Cosby for the change.

The committee also left in the House’s 37-million-dollar request for a program that could boost pay for experienced teachers through mentoring of students and helping with extracurricular activities. State Senators are expected to debate the state budget next week.