Lawmakers unveiled plans for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ education overhaul in a bill filed late Monday afternoon, which includes a $14,000 increase in the starting salary for teachers and vouchers for every student eligible to enroll in a public school.
In a 144-page bill, Sanders calls for a restructure of the state’s education system that also includes a repeal of a state law to make it easier for schools to fire teachers; vouchers for students to attend the public and private or home school of their choice; an increased focused on job-training in high schools; and more stringent literacy standards for elementary students.
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