Last May, St. Louis Public Schools and its teachers’ union, American Federation of Teachers Local 420, partnered to approve a significant pay raise for teachers and staff members.
As pleased as retired SLPS Superintendent Kelvin Adams, who helped broker the deal, and Local 420 representatives were, they could not have realized they were helping the state of Missouri see the educational light.
“We more than doubled the previously scheduled raise to offer an unprecedented to offer an 8% pay increase effective July 1, 2022, with 3% raises following the next two years,” Adams said.
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