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Gov. Spencer Cox was once an educator himself as a teenager, so it only makes sense for him to show his appreciation of Utah teachers through his fiscal year 2024 budget proposal: providing each K-12 teacher in Utah an extra $6,000 annual pay increase. “I want to give them some extra encouragement because they could make more but choose teaching,” Cox noted at Thursday’s budget news conference.
Cox Communications recently launched an initiative to provide low-income students with Internet access throughout the school year. Called Connect2Compete, this service gives students a consistent internet connection as well as a free modem they can use at home – as well as free wifi at schools and community centers throughout Florida.
Cox Education Conference’s inaugural education conference last year was an enormous success, with 97% of attendees reporting satisfaction with their experience according to Cox. The event, designed to address challenges faced by educators today, gives teachers an opportunity to share ideas among themselves as well as better prepare their students for higher education rigors.