HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Saturday, Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris announced her plans for national teacher pay raise.
"So, I decided in Harris County today to unveil, to announce for the first time publicly an initiative in what I am proposing, which will be the largest federal investment in teacher salaries in the history of the United States," Harris said during her appearance at Texas Southern University.
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Harris said she would use federal resources to close the pay gap between the average teacher salary and other college graduates.
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