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March 11, 2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact: Lynette Maselli
304.357.7809
Lynette.Maselli@wvsenate.gov

SENATE DEMOCRATS OFFER TEACHER PAY RAISE INCREASE


AMENDMENT
CHARLESTON, W.V. Senate Minority Leader Jeff Kessler (D-Marshall) and Senate
Minority Whip John Unger (D-Berkeley), on behalf of the Senates Democrat Caucus, filed an
amendment today to House Bill 2478 (HB 2478) to increase teacher salaries.
HB 2478, the Public School Finance bill, revises certain aspects of public school financing and
the school aid formula.
Senate Minority Leader Kessler says without competitive salaries, West Virginia cannot attract
and retain quality teachers.
This legislative session has been consumed with teacher-bashing issues like charter schools, the
repeal of Common Core, and alternative certification, says Kessler. How can we expect to
attract and retain quality educators if we refuse to pay them competitively?
The amendment called for a $2,000 salary increase effective July 1, 2015.
Senate Minority Whip Unger says competitive teacher salaries are imperative to West Virginias
educational success.
We need to make sure that we have qualified, certified teachers in the classroom, says Unger.
We need to start treating our teachers as professionals by compensating them accordingly and
getting out of their way and letting them teach.
The amendment failed on an 18-15 voted along party lines.
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