{"id":5959,"date":"2022-02-09T12:09:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T17:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/mccann\/?p=5959"},"modified":"2022-02-09T12:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T17:09:03","slug":"sen-mccann-welcomes-governors-investment-in-teachers-school-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/mccann\/2022\/02\/09\/sen-mccann-welcomes-governors-investment-in-teachers-school-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. McCann Welcomes Governor\u2019s Investment in Teachers, School Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Sean McCann<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Kalamazoo) issued the following statement after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer presented her Fiscal Year 2023 budget recommendations to a joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee meeting today, during which she proposed making significant additional investments in students, teachers, and schools:<br \/><br \/>\u201cOur students deserve good, well-qualified teachers, and Governor Whitmer\u2019s budget proposal proves she understands that. Her commitment to ensuring adequate public school per-pupil funding and demonstrating support for teachers by providing them retention bonuses has my full support. I hear from constituents and as a parent I understand the impact of school closures. It is my hope this will show our dedicated teachers that we hear and see them, and that we have their backs.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Governor Whitmer has proposed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-education-gretchen-whitmer-56c6709d69cca731feb11a01d3bc5a5f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$2.3 billion investment in recruitment and retention efforts<\/a>, to be used over four years, which includes annual bonuses ranging from $2,000 to $4,000 by 2025. This fall, school staff members will be eligible for a $2,000 bonus. In Fall 2023, they would earn another $2,000 \u2014 growing to $3,000 if they return in Fall 2024. Eventually, in Fall 2025, the retention incentive would reach $4,000.<br \/><br \/>It\u2019s been estimated that 110,000 teachers and more than 330,000 school workers in total \u2014 including social workers, nurses, and counselors \u2014 would stand to benefit from these incentives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. (Feb. 9, 2022) \u2014 Sen.&nbsp;Sean McCann&nbsp;(D-Kalamazoo) issued the following statement after Gov. 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