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Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act

This bill establishes a teacher support grant program through which the Department of Education (ED) shall award grants to educational agencies on a competitive basis. If funds for the program are authorized above a specified amount with respect to a given fiscal year, ED shall also award grants on a formula basis.

A grantee that is a state education agency (SEA) shall use the grant funds to: (1) make subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), (2) provide technical assistance, (3) reduce bureaucratic barriers, and (4) conduct program evaluation.

In awarding subgrants, an SEA must give priority to LEAs that: (1) serve a high proportion of low-income students, (2) have either a teacher shortage or a high proportion of schools identified for support and improvement, and (3) demonstrate the capacity to carry out program activities.

An LEA shall use grant or subgrant funds to carry out a teacher support program in the elementary and secondary schools that it serves. The program must strengthen teaching careers by: (1) collaboratively reforming and improving compensation structures, (2) creating opportunities for personalized professional learning and enhancement for teachers, (3) creating leadership pathways, (4) using strategies such as innovative scheduling to support teacher improvement, and (5) implementing teacher-led initiatives. In addition, the program must carry out specified activities to strengthen teacher selection or induction.

The bill establishes requirements for grant applications, program evaluation, and reporting.

What's happening now September 28, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 9
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2016
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Dec 8, 2016
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Dec 8, 2016
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Sep 28, 2016
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2016
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 28, 2016
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Takano, Mark
California · Sep 28, 2016
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6236: Innovations to Recruit and Retain Excellent Teachers Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6236/
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