A record report from the State Auditor noted the need to raise assistant teacher pay and cut administrative costs.

A recent report from Mississippi State Auditor Shad White is shedding light once again on teacher and assistant teacher pay as funds used for administrative purposes remain high.

The most recent report from White’s office demonstrates how cuts to administrative expenses could allow the state to provide raises to assistant teachers.

“I was alarmed to learn from our analysts that assistant teachers in Mississippi are making less than state employees working as janitors,” said White. “My office has written reports about the need to cut the fat and pay teachers more, but we also need to talk about getting dollars to assistant teachers, because money spent in the classroom mak

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