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Panel: Teachers deserve $60,000 Says current $51,000 uncompetitive, lists 37 ideas NIKI KELLY | The Journal Gazette INDIANAPOLIS – The Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission on Monday released a 183-page report with 37 recommendations for short- and long-term approaches to increasing average teacher pay to at least $60,000 in Indiana. The suggestions for school districts include limiting health care plans and passing operating referendums. State-level options include shifting money from a generous college tax credit and raising state taxes. “There is a gap between competitive pay and Indiana s current teacher salaries, and it has contributed to many challenges facing our education system today,” the report said. “Fewer students are enrolling in or completing teacher preparation programs, and fewer Hoosiers are earning teaching licenses. While there are varying opinions among the public about whether there is a teacher shortage, the data is clear: Indiana has sign

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