Utah teachers to receive raises, bonuses for support staff

Lawmakers announce $1,400 annual raise for teachers, but it does little to ease tension with union

Utah teachers and their support staff will soon see a pay bump after the governor and legislative leaders announced a salary increase on Friday.

Cheers and Jeers: February 20, 2025

Cheers Virginia’s new accountability model provides parents with clearer, more timely academic data to bridge the gap between report cards and actual student performance. —Bibb Hubbard and Cindi Williams, The 74 Utah’s Governor Cox signed a collective bargaining ban that applies to all public sector employees, including teachers. —AP News As reading habits decline and students increasingly consume fragmented digital content, schools must conti…

What’s in Utah’s $30 billion budget? Here’s what lawmakers are prioritizing for 2025 • Utah News Dispatch

The rotunda inside the Capitol in Salt Lake City is pictured on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo by Spenser Heaps for Utah News Dispatch)With just seven days left in the Utah Legislature’s 2025 general session, Republican legislative leaders have unveiled the list that everyone’s been waiting for: the final budget recommendations for the 2025 fiscal year that begins in July.  The powerful budgetary body that decides how to spend state money, the E…

Pay raise: Governor, lawmakers announce boosts to Utah teacher salaries

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox joined the state's ranking Republican lawmakers Friday to announce boosts to teacher salaries and bonuses for education support professionals.

All Utah public school teachers will get a raise next school year, state leaders announce

After Utah banned collective bargaining for teachers and other public workers, Gov. Spencer Cox on Friday announced that the state's top lawmakers are setting aside millions to support a permanent statewide teacher salary increase.

Utah leaders announce a $1,400 pay raise for public school teachers

As the end of the session draws near, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, House Speaker Mike Schultz and Senate President Stuart Adams announced a wage increase of $278 million for teachers, support staff and district staff.