Asst. Teachers in MS Could See $1,000 Pay Raise
Assistant teachers in Mississippi could see a $1,000 pay raise under a plan moving forward in the House.
The House Education Committee approved House Bill 582, which would raise the employees’ yearly salary to $14,000 a year from $13,000 a year. The committee originally considered a $500 increase, but agreed on $1,000. With 6,000 assistant teachers in grades k-3rd statewide, the raise would cost a total of $6 million. Thursday, News 25 caught up with an assistant teacher on the Coast.
Elizabeth Manser, an assistant teacher, says, "Every pay increase does help in families across the Gulf Coast, but originally, I did not go into this profession for the money. I went into it for the benefits of the children."
The number of assistant teachers has fallen in recent years due to budget cuts, and assistant teachers were omitted from a teacher pay raise last year.
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