New Mexico governor seeks pay increase for public schools
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Wednesday she will pursue a 7% pay increase for educators and staff at K-12 public schools as well as higher minimum salaries for teachers at various career stages.
The proposal would boost salaries for more than 50,000 public school workers across the state at an annual cost of about $280 million. The Legislature convenes in January to craft a general fund spending plan for the fiscal year that starts July 1, 2022.
“New Mexico educators deserve better compensation,” Lujan Grisham said in a statement. “It’s as simple as that. ... I want our educators to be the best-compensated in the region.”
The governor’s office estimated the proposed changes would increase the statewide average for teacher pay to just over $64,000 a year.
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