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Mississippi House Education Committee suggests $9 per week pay raise for teachers

The MS House education committee passed a bill calling for a $1000 pay raise for teachers, phased in over two years.

The $500 per year raise comes out to roughly $9.61 per week, before taxes.

The total cost of this pay raise would come in at over $100 million.

The Bill now goes for further discussion.

Jon R Myers

Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.

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