Purposes

The purposes of this Act are to— (1) ensure public elementary and secondary school teachers earn a livable salary and are compensated with a career-based competitive salary that— (A) includes a starting annual base salary of not less than $60,000; and (B) increases regularly throughout a teacher’s career; (2) ensure paraprofessionals and education support staff are paid a living wage of not less than $45,000 per year or $30.00 an hour; (3) increase Federal investments in public schools, and call upon States and local governments to increase investments in public education in order to promote educational equity, including by ensuring that every public school student is taught by a qualified teacher; and (4) invest in a diverse teacher workforce, by strengthening the educator pipeline and supporting career development and advancement through expanded teacher leadership and professional advancement opportunities.