So we created a special budget categorical where I think we started with like 3,400 million, and it could only be used for teacher salaries. And we started with the average minimum because we were at 39,000. We're now at almost 51,000 average minimum salary in the state of Florida. I mean, that's a big, big increase, but we've done more every year. So the budget that I signed at the end of June, that's now in effect for the teacher categorical has $1.56 billion. (10:54–10:58)
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