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Committee presses TECC and DOE for concrete teacher‑retention steps; identifies retention as near‑term priority
Summary
The committee advanced resolutions urging DOE to begin initiatives on teacher retention and required the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC) to update the legislature on its strategic plan. Testimony from DOE and the University of Hawai‘i emphasized pipeline, retention and compensation as the three strategic buckets, with retention identified as immediate actionable work.
The House Committee on Education advanced HTR 187 and HR 177 on March 31, advancing measures that urge the Department of Education to pursue initiatives addressing teacher retention and direct the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC) to provide an update to the legislature on its strategic plan.
Sean Bacon (DOE) described a recently approved Board of…
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