Experienced public school teachers could be getting a pay raise in Alabama after legislators advanced a bill to raise minimum salaries for teachers with nine or more years experience.
The legislation now moves from the Senate Finance and Taxation Education Committee to the full Senate to be voted on Thursday.
The proposal would offer pay increases from 5 to 21 percent over current salaries. Lawmakers said the legislation is an effort to keep educators from leaving Alabama classrooms for other states or private sector jobs. A teacher with a bachelor's degree and 20 years of experience would see their salary rise from nearly $52,000 to more than $57,000.
