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House backs pilot to retain teachers in Native-concentrated schools but funding cut raises concerns
Summary
First substitute SB14 creates a five-year pilot to recruit and retain teachers in schools with significant American Indian/Alaska Native student populations; the bill passed 72-0 despite sponsors warning the Executive Appropriations allocation ($250,000) is far below the original $2 million fiscal note.
The Utah House passed first substitute SB14 on March 9, establishing a five-year pilot aimed at recruiting and retaining teachers in schools with concentrated American Indian and Alaska Native student populations.
Representative Draxler, the floor sponsor, said the bill emerged from a year-long commission studying the achievement gap…
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