Georgia County Asks Teachers To ‘Donate’ Raise

Fayette County school officials are asking teachers to donate the raises they got in the spring to the cash-strapped system.

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Published: January 6, 2009

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - Fayette County school officials are asking teachers to donate the raises they got in the spring to the cash-strapped system.

If every teacher returns the 2.5 percent raise, it would generate $4 million. The district’s school board agreed Monday night to write a letter to the system’s 1,800 teachers asking them to “make a donation” to the 24,000-student system.

The infusion of cash could help keep Fayette County’s school district afloat. Like many school districts, Fayette County schools are struggling in the face of state budget cuts and falling property tax values.