INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric Holcomb said today he wants Indiana teachers to have salaries in the top three in the Midwest. But not any time soon.
"It’s dollars and cents. I want to adequately and fairly compensate our teachers but I also want to steal some teachers from other states," he said during an annual Legislative Conference hosted by Bingham Greenebaum Doll.
He said a teacher pay commission that is currently working on recommendations could have a report on how to fill the gap in the spring – after legislators have ended their session. Discussion could begin then for crafting the next two-year budget in 2021.
This is despite thousands of teachers coming to the Statehouse several weeks ago to fight for a number of initiatives. Legislative leaders had already said pay would not be addressed in 2020.
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