Teacher pay raise is off the agenda

A proposed teacher pay raise has died at the Mississippi Capitol because of budget concerns during the coronavirus pandemic.

For- business operations - - - - - a proposed teacher pay raise ha- died at the mississippi - capitol because of budget - concerns during the coronavirus- pandemic.

- in early february, the senate - passed a bill to provide a- $1,000 pay raise to most- teachers and teachers'- assistants- during the budget year that - begins july 1.- the plan would have given large- raises of $1,100 to - teachers in the first two years- of their careers.

- the coronavirus pandemic struck- the state in march, knocking- people out of work and dimming- the state's budget- prospects.- tuesday was the deadline for- house committees to - act on the teacher pay bill, an- the