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Texas education experts say stronger prep, higher pay key to solving teacher shortage

  • 1.  Texas education experts say stronger prep, higher pay key to solving teacher shortage

    Posted 05-09-2025 12:25 PM

    As Texas faces a major shortage of certified teachers and an increasing number of uncertified educators are working in public schools, teachers and education experts at a Texas Tribune event Tuesday said lack of training and support is what drives teachers out of the profession. "Teaching is a really hard job that requires skill, skills that are learned over time, and so if you're throwing someone unprepared in there, they are very unlikely to stay in the classroom," Ryan Franklin, managing director of policy and advocacy at Philanthropy Advocates, said at the event at Raise Your Hand Texas in Austin.

    ATPE was a sponsor of this event.

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    Michael Spurlin
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