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House narrowly approves bill to raise beginning teacher pay and fund mentoring program
Summary
After hours of debate over funding priorities and salary compression, the House passed House Bill 188 to raise beginning teacher pay and fund a mentoring program; the measure passed by a single vote, 38-37, and will go to the Senate.
Representative Bradley Johnson, sponsor of House Bill 188, framed the bill as a targeted effort to raise beginning teacher salaries and strengthen mentoring for early-career teachers. Johnson said the proposal could be adjusted by the body but asked members to ‘‘represent the children and their parents’’ when weighing the fiscal tradeoffs.
Supporters cited teacher recruitment and retention statistics and a projected need for thousands of new teachers over the…
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