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Lawmakers this year didn’t approve extra money to help schools pay for raises despite having an unprecedented $32 billion surplus — even after Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force last year to improve teacher pay and retention.
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The 46-member committee’s report found compensation, training and better working conditions were key in helping Texas retain and hire teachers.
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Amid a statewide teacher shortage, the Fort Worth Independent School District is ramping up efforts to recruit teachers from Oklahoma and Louisiana.
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The Fort Worth Independent School District is short so many bilingual teachers that it just finished interviewing candidates from Mexico City. The district has recruited outside the states before, but not in Mexico.
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The stress of teaching in the COVID-19 era has triggered a spike in retirements and resignations.