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Editorial
March 14, 1940
Dickenson County Herald
Clintwood, Dickenson County, Virginia
What is this article about?
The Virginia Assembly passed an increase in state funding for teachers' salaries, providing about $50 extra per teacher unit to counties like Dickenson, estimated at $6,800. The editorial emphasizes that this should supplement county funds without allowing cuts, intended directly for teachers' pay.
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In the closing hours of the Virginia Assembly the State Senate and the House of Delegates both passed by rather decisive votes an increase from the state for teachers' salaries. In round figures each county, Dickenson included, will receive about $50 extra for each teacher unit from state revenue. A rough estimate would indicate that Dickenson County will receive from the state to augment teachers' salaries about $6,800.
The Assembly also specified that this increase from state funds did not license school officials in counties to make a corresponding cut in the county's share. It is our understanding that regardless of what the county is paying teachers from its own sources of revenue that the amount of money coming from the state is to increase the county's fund for paying teachers. This is the spirit of the law, and it is our firm belief that the representatives of the people assembled in Richmond, including our own, voted for an increase in teachers' salaries and not to provide a loop hole whereby local school bodies can finance transportation and more school buildings. It was voted for the teachers and the teachers should have the increase in pay.
In the closing hours of the Virginia Assembly the State Senate and the House of Delegates both passed by rather decisive votes an increase from the state for teachers' salaries. In round figures each county, Dickenson included, will receive about $50 extra for each teacher unit from state revenue. A rough estimate would indicate that Dickenson County will receive from the state to augment teachers' salaries about $6,800.
The Assembly also specified that this increase from state funds did not license school officials in counties to make a corresponding cut in the county's share. It is our understanding that regardless of what the county is paying teachers from its own sources of revenue that the amount of money coming from the state is to increase the county's fund for paying teachers. This is the spirit of the law, and it is our firm belief that the representatives of the people assembled in Richmond, including our own, voted for an increase in teachers' salaries and not to provide a loop hole whereby local school bodies can finance transportation and more school buildings. It was voted for the teachers and the teachers should have the increase in pay.
What sub-type of article is it?
Education
What keywords are associated?
Teachers Salaries
State Funding
Virginia Assembly
Dickenson County
Education Policy
What entities or persons were involved?
Virginia Assembly
State Senate
House Of Delegates
Dickenson County
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
State Funding Increase For Teachers' Salaries
Stance / Tone
Supportive Of Direct Salary Increase For Teachers
Key Figures
Virginia Assembly
State Senate
House Of Delegates
Dickenson County
Key Arguments
State Passed Decisive Vote For Salary Increase
Each County Receives About $50 Extra Per Teacher Unit
Dickenson County To Get About $6,800
Increase Supplements County Funds Without Allowing Cuts
Intended To Boost Teachers' Pay, Not Other School Expenses