Tennessee Teachers to See Long-Awaited Pay Raise Next School Year After years of advocacy and negotiation, Tennessee teachers will finally receive a much-needed salary boost. According to recent announcements, the state's education department has confirmed that teacher salary increases will take effect at the start of the next school year. The move is seen as a major victory for educators, who have long argued that their compensation was lagging behind other states. With the average teacher salary in Tennessee currently ranking near the bottom nationally, this pay increase is expected to bring much-needed relief to educators and help the state improve its recruitment and retention of top teaching talent.


Tennessee teacher salary increases to begin next school year  Yahoo