“We are not paying teachers their value.”HOUSTON ― U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday officially announced her proposal to make what she says would be the largest federal investment in teacher pay in U.S. history. Speaking before 2,400 people at Texas Southern University, Harris decried the pay gap between teachers and similarly educated college graduates, which her campaign places at 11 percent. Teachers are more likely than other professionals to work multiple jobs, according to research culled by the campaign. “Some of them are paying out of their own pocket to pay for school supplies,” Harris said. “The question is what’s the return on the investment,” Harris said.

Source: Huffington Post March 23, 2019 19:30 UTC