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To: Governor Jared Polis
Governor Polis: Provide Federal & State funding (and/or tax credits) for teachers
The Colorado state government (and the Federal government) needs to increase compensation for its teachers and/or create tax credits to compensate for the increased demands placed on teachers during this COVID-19 "Stay at Home" crisis. Teachers have been entrusted to educate our children and have had to adjust their lives and teaching methods while continuing to provide the same-level and quality of education their students during this pandemic.
Governor Polis (and Federal staff) needs to support a program that will give educators the financial support they deserve: tax credits for the 2020 tax year and a 10-15% raise as part of next year's (2021) budget.
Governor Polis (and Federal staff) needs to support a program that will give educators the financial support they deserve: tax credits for the 2020 tax year and a 10-15% raise as part of next year's (2021) budget.
Why is this important?
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Colorado teachers have had to adjust to "at-home" virtual classrooms; the demands on them have been longer days (without additional pay), "home-office" expenses, increased utilities during these teaching sessions, and increased workloads to accommodate individual student/parent interactions. Now, Governor Polis is suggesting that these alternative teaching methods (and virtual classrooms) may continue beyond this 2020 spring school year and extend into the fall, impacting the 2020-2021 school year. Our educators cannot physically, emotionally, and psychologically carry this entire burden.
Governor Polis needs to publicly support this proposal and sign it as part his upcoming budget approval process.
Governor Polis needs to publicly support this proposal and sign it as part his upcoming budget approval process.