This article was originally published in Cronkite News.PHOENIX – Arizona Republican lawmakers announced a plan to increase pay for teachers in K-12 public schools – they’re calling it the “Teacher Pay Fund.”“This session the Republican-led Legislature will be introducing legislation to increase teacher pay by 7% or about $4,000,” said Senate President Warren Petersen at a news conference Monday. “The average teacher in Arizona makes $56,000 a year. Our plan will increase the average teacher pay to over $60,000 per year.”Petersen said the land trust endowment, which is a long-term savings account that helps fund education, would pay for the plan.Support The 74’s year-end campaign. Make a tax-exempt donation now.He said Arizona teachers will be making above the national average, and starting teachers would be paid well above the national average if the plan is implemented.According to the National Education Association, Arizona’s average teacher …
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