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– Meghan
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THIS WEEK IN EDUCATION NEWS
Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Bryan Johnson made a surprise announcement during his annual State of the System address last week – and it didn’t have to do with his impending contract extension.
All Hamilton County Schools certified staff and employees are receiving a 2.5% raise, effective this month, pending school board approval.
Some skeptics asking how much this will cost the school district and where the money came from, especially after the district declined to include a raise in its fiscal year 2020 budget. Even some school board members were frustrated with the timing of the increase.
For more on Johnson’s announcement and rest of the week’s top education news, keep reading!