I'm all for this. It's a marvelous idea -- doesn't really go far enough, in my opinion.
The minimum annual salary for public school teachers in Illinois will be raised to $40,000 by the 2023-24 school year under a measure Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law Thursday that is aimed at making a dent in a statewide teacher shortage.
The law requires that school districts pay full-time educators at least $32,076 for the 2020-21 school year, and ramping up to the $40,000 minimum over the following three school years. The minimum salary would increase in line with the consumer price index after that.
(https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-teacher-shortage-new-minimum-wage-20190822-7gdeiamjp5b7veqobvdud62hqq-story.html)
There's just one problem. How in the world is more-than-broke Illinois (with fewer and fewer tired taxpayers on the roster each day) going to pay for this?
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt