Starting Salary For USVI Teachers Climbs to $50,000 Beginning in September, Governor Bryan Has Announced

The starting pay for all teachers in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be $50,000 beginning in September of this year, Governor Albert Bryan announced Thursday evening. Speaking during an interview with the Consortium at Gov't House, the governor spoke about the importance of education, stating that it is the only way to prepare the next generation of leaders. "I am one person who definitely believes in education.... I'm going to say [education] is the only way," he said. "And that's where we've got to start broadening our minds." Mr. Bryan spoke of skills that were taught to him by his parents — from upholstery to mechanic work, and even changing the stereo of a vehicle — that he said prepared him for the work environment. "I think as a community we have to recognize that these kids, they are not little dollies, they are young adults that we want to make fully sufficient adults so teach them," he said. His comments were to convey the importance of teachers in the USVI and his commitment...