It’s been more than a year-and-a-half since Gov. Greg Abbott called for a task force to address Texas’ teacher shortage. In the spring of 2022, he asked for a group to develop policy recommendations to ensure all students learn from a quality educator.
Since then, several of the task force’s ideas have been caught up in one of Abbott’s political fights. Legislation that aimed to improve teacher recruitment and retention died during the regular session after finding its fate tied to a controversial plan to funnel public dollars toward private school tuition.
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