Edgar board OK’s raises for teachers
By Kevin O’Brien
Most Edgar teachers will see a pay raise of least $2,000 next school year under an updated compensation plan adopted by the school board last week.
The additional $2,000 equates to an average salary increase of about 3.7 percent over this school year, which is below the 4.12 percent rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, it is $600 more