This is a forward-looking policy proposal/budget plan rather than a statement of current fact. As a claim about what 'my budget would' do, it cannot be verified as true or false based on existing data—it is a promise or intention about future action that depends on budget passage and implementation.

Josh Stein has campaigned on raising teacher pay to the highest in the Southeast, eliminating pay plateaus, and restoring master’s pay, but as of mid‑2025 no official governor’s budget has been enacted that implements these specific measures, so the claim about what his budget would do cannot be verified as true.

The statement describes future budget actions that have not been implemented; there is no evidence that the proposed salaries would actually become the highest in the Southeast, eliminate all pay plateaus, or restore master's pay, making the claim unverified and likely inaccurate.