The Indiana legislative leaders and Indiana Governor Holcomb agree that raising teacher pay is a priority, but no one has an agreeable plan to achieve that goal yet. Holcomb has proposed a 3 percent raise in school funding over the next two years, hoping local districts funnel most of the money to raising teacher salaries. Meanwhile, Holcomb wants to create a study group to make recommendations on how to raise teachers salaries to compete with surrounding states. Holcomb is seeking a $210 million raise in school funding for next year, ‘but a new report from education advocacy groups says $658 million is needed to boost average teacher pay to the midpoint of Indiana's neighboring states.”
“A Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis study released last year found that Indiana's average teacher salary of $50,881 ranked 31st among the states when adjusted for cost of living differences — behind Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.”
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/02/03/indiana-debate-over-teacher-pay-boost_ap.html
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