Fort Worth Schools Boost Teacher Salaries, Attract Top Talent

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome to Dallas News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Fort Worth Independent School District just dropped big news for teachers, an automatic 5% salary bump kicks in next school year. Superintendent Peter Lakata made the call to boost pay across the board, and supercharge it even more at their new Elevate Network schools, where folks will pull in at least $88,000, and top performers could hit $100,000. This moved ties into a nationwide drive to snag the best educators and lock them in. Lakata announced the two-day evening, stressing it's about fast-tracking better student results by pulling out all the stops right now. Folks are fired up about it. A former district teacher called it the perfect tool from the toolbox to attract talent and lift outcomes. Even Mayor Maddie Parker jumped in, saying every kid deserves top shelf teachers no matter their neighborhood. To make it happen, they're holding a teacher job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 2nd at the FWSD Teaching and Learning Center. Officials say proven winners who boost

1:04student scores give priority lane to join the team. With this push, Fort Worth schools are gearing up to stack their classrooms with heavy hitters, setting the stage for real gains in the classrooms. Ahead.