Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds

Raises, more training needed to fix teacher shortage, task force finds

AUSTIN — Nearly a year after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a task force to look at the state’s teacher shortages, the group is recommending that lawmakers increase salaries, improve training and commit to respecting teachers’ time.

State task force report: Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages

Nearly a year after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered a task force to look at the state’s teacher shortages, the group is recommending that lawmakers increase salaries, improve training and commit

Texas teacher task force recommends better pay, training and working conditions

AUSTIN — The Texas Teacher Vacancy Task Force called on state lawmakers to not only implement tactics to improve recruitment and retention but allot the necessary funding to ensure the

Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds

The yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.

Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds

By Brian Lopez, The Texas Tribune Feb. 24, 2023 “Texas teachers need raises, more training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to spee…

Texas teachers need raises, training and better working conditions to fix shortages, state task force finds

The yearlong review also recommends increasing the funds schools get per student, a measure already favored by lawmakers looking how to spend a historic state budget surplus.