VEA Statement on Veto: Governor Standing Up for Confederacy and Sitting Down For Teachers
May 18, 2024
May 18, 2024
Richmond, VA – Late on Friday evening, after many workers and media had started their weekends, 扬金州长否决了两项相同的法案,这两项法案将使弗吉尼亚州在2027-2028学年开始按全国平均水平支付教师工资. SB104和HB187两项法案在大会两党的大力支持下获得通过. 州长还否决了一些法案,这些法案最终取消了各州对庆祝邦联和白人至上的组织的税收优惠待遇.
In response to the Governor’s vetoes on Friday night, Dr. James Fedderman, President of the Virginia Education Association said:
“The Governor has once again shown us his true colors, 为失败的事业和庆祝邦联的组织站起来,为教师们坐下来. 他不仅拒绝让弗吉尼亚在接下来的四年里努力达到教师的平均工资水平, he indefensibly lies to the public, suggesting we are already at the national teacher pay average. He knows full well that Virginia is further from this goal than when he entered office.” Dr. James Fedderman added, “It’s clear as day that Governor Youngkin stands against teachers and school staff, 他宁愿坚持过去的邦联事业,为大公司和像他这样的富人朋友争取更多的税收优惠,而不是为工薪家庭支付最低生活工资.”
我们理解为什么州长等到周五晚上,当他认为没有人注意否决这些法案时,这是可耻的. 拒绝让维吉尼亚州着眼于在四年时间内将教师工资提高到平均水平,这对维吉尼亚这样一个富裕的州来说是非常尴尬的. 正是这位超级富豪州长否决了确保该州所有工作岗位至少支付最低工资的法案——这是该州工人的最低工资. In every version of the state budget this governor has ever released, he’s suggested changes to teacher pay that haven’t even kept pace with inflation.
With his veto on Friday evening, 他用一个谎言来为自己辩护,这个谎言现在已经被纠正了很多次,而且还在继续说, claiming the state already pays above the national average. If he truly believes that, why veto this bill? The fact is, 他知道他在这个问题上故意对公众撒谎,因为他宁愿给像他这样的富人和大公司大幅减税, rather than paying our hard-working teachers and school staff a living wage.
下面,我们详细介绍了弗吉尼亚与全国教师平均工资的关系. (This information was shared with the Governor’s office before his bill veto).
在过去的几个月里,州长一直声称弗吉尼亚已经达到了全国教师的平均工资水平,并将在未来几年内超越它(见这里的例子) WSET and WSLS). Based on all the data before us, and the source and methodology for this assertion that we first identified in his fact sheet on his budget amendments, the governor is lying to the public.
One bullet from the governor’s fact sheet from April reads: “Includes a 3% teacher pay raise in each year, on top of 12% teacher pay raises adopted in the last two budget cycles. 这18%的教师加薪预计将使弗吉尼亚州教师的平均工资比全国平均水平高出近3美元,500 a year.” Based on this claim, 政府似乎错误地将全国教育协会(NEA)排名和估计报告中估计的全国教师平均工资与弗吉尼亚州教育部(VDOE)的估计进行了比较。 Annual Salary Survey Report. 这两份报告内提供的估计数是使用不同的数据和方法计算的,不具有可比性.
Within the NEA report, there are teacher pay averages for every state in the country, including Virginia. Like most states, 我们州教育部门每年都会在报告中向NEA提供州平均水平的数据, 剥离非教学职位,并允许在所有州进行同类比较-见 source section on Page 72 of the NEA report.
VDOE的“年度工资调查报告”包括课堂教师的所有工资支出(包括补充工资), homebound teachers, guidance counselors, librarians, and instructional technology positions. NEA includes only classroom teachers, substitutes, 和在家工作的教师(每个州的方法都一样),不包括补充工资. The average teacher salaries given in the NEA and VDOE reports are not comparable, as recognized within VDOE’s own report, because NEA includes different job titles and different compensation from VDOE. See subheader of the table on page 4 which reads:
注:NEA报告中使用的平均工资与《凤凰体育买球》中公布的平均工资存在差异. 全国教育协会的排名和估计平均教师工资包括教学课堂教师, substitutes, and homebound instructional teachers. 《凤凰体育买球》中计算并公布的教师平均薪资,包括NEA平均薪资中包含的职位(代课职位除外), but also includes guidance counselors, librarians, instructional technology positions, and supplemental salary expenditures. The average salary shown below for Virginia is based on the NEA calculation.
在两周前发布的凤凰体育app买球平台NEA排名和评估报告中,弗吉尼亚州教师的平均工资估计为65美元,058 this year (page 41), $6,641 below the estimated national average which is $71,699. If we assume all divisions meet the full state match for 3% growth over the next two years, average teacher pay in Virginia would be estimated to grow to $67,010 in FY25 and $69,020 in FY26.
如果全国教师的平均工资在这段时间内按平均CPI-U增长——这是大会货币委员会工作人员喜欢的一种方法——将达到73美元,466 in FY25 and $75,156 in FY26. It would be fair for the governor to assert that between the current school year and FY26, 维吉尼亚州可能会缩小维吉尼亚州和全国教师平均工资之间的差距,从6美元开始,641 to $6,136. This being said, 说弗吉尼亚已经达到了全国平均水平或者正在超越全国平均水平是不准确的,因为新预算中包括了两个3%的增长.
Year | Virginia Avg. | National Avg. | Source/Methodology |
2023-24 (FY24) | $65,058 | $71,699 | NEA Rankings and Estimates Report, table E-6 |
2024-25 (FY25) | $67,010 | $73,466 | NEA Rankings and Estimates Report, table E-6. 3% growth for VA. CPI-U adjustment from Feb 2024 CBO “The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034” |
2025-26 (FY26) | $69,020 | $75,156 | NEA Rankings and Estimates Report, table E-6. 3% growth for VA. CPI-U adjustment from Feb 2024 CBO “The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034” |
我们不需要猜测为什么州长故意在弗吉尼亚教师工资的问题上对公众撒谎——他不想花更多的钱来提供有竞争力的工资. In the next budget cycle, 弗吉尼亚州需要在2026-27学年和2027-28学年将教师工资提高14%左右,才能达到全国平均水平. 如果州政府采用节约成本的方法,第一年减少3%,第二年减少11%, it would cost around $1 billion for the state. 在过去的预算提案中,州长一直在为像他这样的富人和大公司争取重大的税收减免, leaving no room for this type of critical investment in school staff. He’s shown us he rather put corporations over kids over and over again, and given those values, 很容易理解为什么他现在试图在弗吉尼亚教师的实际工资问题上欺骗公众.
Virginia is a top 10 state in median household income, but ranks 36th in the US in state per pupil funding of K-12 education.
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