“Bernie Sanders Calls For Radical Pay Increase For Struggling Educators Despite Failing Public Schools”

Bernie Sanders is pushing for a minimum salary of $60,000 for public school teachers, despite the fact that public schools across the country are failing—with students in places like Illinois and Maryland barely performing at grade level.

The Vermont Senator is making this demand despite the fact that schools are increasingly focused on pushing “woke garbage” instead of teaching basic skills. Sanders’ call for increased teacher pay comes after President Biden made an appeal during his State of the Union address for increased access to preschool and teacher raises.

The Senator himself has blasted the pay of public school teachers in the United States, citing rising levels of stress and increasing trends of teachers quitting as the reason why the federal government should support them. “I do not think we should accept it as ‘normal’ in our society that billionaires get massive tax breaks while teachers in this country have to work a second job just to make ends meet,” Sanders tweeted.

He continued: “We must pay all teachers in America at least $60,000.”

It’s unclear whether this proposal will pass, but what is clear is that Sanders is making a bold move to try and improve the lives of public school teachers. Despite failed public