Gov. John Carney will deliver his annual State of the State address today at Legislative Hall, in which he is expected to announce significant raises for Delaware teachers.
Carney will speak to General Assembly lawmakers at 2 p.m. in the Senate Chamber. His speech will lay out his priorities for the upcoming year, particularly his budget recommendations for fiscal year 2024. This week, the governor announced he plans to recommend teachers receive a 9% pay increase.
A RAISE FOR TEACHERSDelaware governor wants to raise teacher salaries up to 9% in the next fiscal year
This comes at a time when Delaware has the lowest average starting salary for teachers in the region, and the state is seeing educators leave due to burnout or better pay elsewhere.
The governor also hinted this week that there will likely be raises for other state employees.
