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Posted: May 26, 2023 5:52 AMUpdated: May 26, 2023 5:53 AM
Gov. Stitt Signs Multi-Million Dollar Education Bill into Law
Tom Davis
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a multi-million dollar education bill into law on Thursday.
The bill includes the following: $625 million in recurring funding will go towards public schools; $500 million additional dollars into the funding formula-This will include funding teacher pay raises giving $3,000 to $6,000 based on years of experience, and 6 weeks of paid maternity leave for teachers.
There will also be $125 million put into the state’s redbud funding, which is grant money that goes to lower income schools; an additional one time funding for a reading initiative and school safety pilot program; and $155 million for parent choice tax credits for private and homeschool students. Those will be given based on family income.
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