NEW MEXICO IS STILL LOSING TEACHERS … DESPITE RAISING THEIR PAY AND PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO STIPENDS. A LEGISLATIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT SAYS THE EXTRA SALARY MONEY HAS YET TO STOP TEACHERS FROM LEAVING THE STATE.
THE COMMITTEE TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT OF 871 NEW TEACHERS HIRED TO WORK IN THE STATE’S PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN 2008 … ABOUT HALF WERE STILL ON THE JOB AFTER FIVE YEARS.
THE COMMITTEE’S REPORT RECOMMENDS ANOTHER 15-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ANNUAL PAY … A 5-THOUSAND DOLLAR STIPEND STATEWIDE … AND PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO A LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
