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State expands teacher pipeline with ‘grow your own’ grants and registered apprenticeships
Summary
DPI described multiple programs to increase the teacher and principal workforce: state 'parent to teacher' grants, a registered teacher apprenticeship funded by a U.S. Department of Labor grant, and a new principal apprenticeship program.
Department of Public Instruction leaders told the joint education committee they have stood up several programs intended to address longstanding teacher shortages, especially in special education.
Basler and Assistant Superintendent Lori Matzke described two complementary state initiatives: a state grant program created by the 2023 Legislature (Senate Bill 2032) that provided $3 million over two years to help paraprofessionals become certified teachers, and a registered teacher apprenticeship supported by a…
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