DeSantis Commits To Record Pay Increase For Florida’s Teachers

On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis committed to approving a record teacher salary funding increase of $1.25 billion in the budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. Since 2019, when DeSantis took office, his state has invested over $4 billion in teacher pay increases and has raised starting teacher pay by almost $10,000. “Florida’s education system is number one in the nation, and we want to make sure good educators are attracted to Florida with attractive compensation,” said DeSantis. “I am proud to have invested more than $4 billion for teacher pay increases since the beginning of my time in office, and I


