Along with boosting teacher pay and working conditions, Texas should take cue from medical professions by implementing a residency program that helps new...
Teacher residency programs – similar to those for doctors – could bolster training for educators and stem turnover.9:05 AM on Feb 24, 2023 CST
Texas education Commissioner Mike Morath said he expects the task force’s recommendations to “land on very receptive ears.” The state had 376,086 classroom teachers in the 2021-22 school year, according to Texas Education Agency data. Nearly 12% of them left the profession that year, up from about 10% in other recent years.
That can be done by offering districts more assistance in developing and sustaining the Teacher Incentive Allotment, a relatively new mechanism in Texas designed to give pay raises to educators who show they are effective at their job and work in high-need areas.
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