A bid to ease the worsening teacher shortage has earned overwhelming approval in the Texas House.
HB-11 authorizes nearly a half billion dollars to raise the pay of teachers who've achieved advanced certifications.
The measure also provides substantial resources for new teacher mentoring while also funding no-cost Pre-K care for the children of classroom instructors.
"It ultimately provides an opportunity to five million students in Texas to get a better quality education because we are going to start with a better quality teacher," said State Representative Harold Dutton, who is a Houston Democrat and the bill's sponsor.
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