SC House budget plan raises teacher pay by $1,500 instead of $3,000

SC House budget plan raises teacher pay by $1,500 instead of $3,000

(File/Richard Ross/Getty Images)COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s teachers would get another pay increase in the coming school year, but not the boost they were hoping for, under a budget proposal sent to the House floor. The state spending plan approved by the House budget-writing committee would also provide across-the-board pay raises for state employees. However, all public workers at school districts, colleges and state agencies will see their he…