The proposal leaves out requests for pay raises for retired state employees and funding for rent relief and childcare programs.
services, and another $3.5 billion for cost-of-living adjustments for retired teachers — their first in nearly 20 years.
"I’m not convinced that these numbers do anything to confront the inflationary costs in our schools. I want to see something [more] that’s just not set in concrete, and if there are opportunities to make different investments, that we have that," said Martinez Fischer, a member of the committee who voted against the bill."When I take this vote, I want to be able to tell my constituents that I'm still working for money for pub ed.
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