Texas Education Agency adds 24 teachers to Abbott task force studying teacher shortages after initially having only two
, who is running for governor, who urged Abbott and TEA to add more classroom educators.
“It is imperative that we include the insights and recommendations of current classroom teachers as the task force works to identify strong recommendations that can address the staffing shortages facing school systems across Texas,” Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in a statement. “This expansion strengthens the Task Force and includes more perspectives as we work to find far-reaching solutions to these challenges.
One of the new teachers, Josue Tamarez Torres, an elementary math teacher at Dallas ISD, was named chair Tuesday of the task force, which will be organized into different work groups for different challenges already identified, according to TEA. The shortages are concentrated in rural areas and in schools that serve students coming from less wealthy families, as well as in more specialized teaching fields including science, technology, engineering, math and special education, according to the agency and education experts. The COVID-19 pandemic has alsoTwo-thirds of Texas American Federation of Teachers members recently surveyed said they had considered leaving their jobs within the last year.
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