Corrected: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp鈥檚 proposal to raise teachers鈥� pay.
Amid threatened teacher strikes and budget surpluses, more than 20 governors this year have recommended that their state boost teachers鈥� pay, according to an Education Week analysis of State of the State addresses.
In states across the South and West鈥攊ncluding in Arizona, Idaho, and West Virginia, where chronically low teacher pay has inflamed teacher shortages and caused political angst鈥攇overnors are urging legislators in proposed budgets to provide teachers next year with anywhere from a 2 percent raise in North Dakota to a 20 percent raise in Arizona.
Other governors, such as in Arkansas and Maine, want to raise their state鈥檚 minimum pay for teachers.
There鈥檚 no guarantee that all teachers will get a pay raise this fall even if governors push for it. Some states, such as Nevada and Pennsylvania, don鈥檛 have statewide teacher pay scales, so it鈥檚 up to districts to actually allocate any extra money toward teacher pay.
Map: Governors鈥� Teacher Pay Proposals at a Glance
What Are Governors Saying About Teacher Pay?
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