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Board of Regents and LDOE report gains in teacher pipeline but urge continued work
Summary
Commissioner Kim Hunter Reid and task-force members reported enrollment and program growth across pre-educator, para-to-teacher and mentor programs but said retention and specialty shortages remain areas for continued effort.
The House Education Committee on Feb. 12 received an update from Kim Hunter Reid, Commissioner of Higher Education, and Louisiana Department of Education staff on the Teacher Recruitment, Recovery and Retention Task Force’s 2024 report, which the presenters said shows enrollment and program gains while noting the work is ongoing.
The report matters because the legislature and state agencies have invested in pay increases, scholarships and pathway programs intended to address teacher shortages that affect classroom capacity and student support statewide.
Reid told the committee the task force’s work, chaired at the Board of Regents and co-chaired by Barry Irwin of Leaders for a Better Louisiana, has focused on growing “homegrown” teachers. She said the state’s initiatives include a GoTeach scholarship funded in 2024,…
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