Back then there was no state mechanism to ensure higher pay for our schoolteachers. We've since established a dedicated provision within the education budget that solely for increasing teacher salaries. And Florida now has the highest average minimum teacher salary in the southeast region. All told, we have provided a record of almost $6 billion towards this effort to better compensate our teachers. We also codified. (10:52–10:58)
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Asserts that Florida has the highest average minimum teacher salary in the southeast U.S.
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