In its proposal, the commission has called for an increase of $325 million in state spending in the budget for the coming year that would be focused on specific priorities, including providing more money for pre-kindergarten for four-year-olds and a 3 percent increase in pay for teachers, with half of that to come from the state and half from local governments. The commission also recommends new spending for school-based health centers and for initiatives to support community schools with large numbers of poor students.