3.0.0 3185 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z 2023-01-11T13:41:50Z Senate S 2018-07-09 115 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-07-09T20:59:40Z Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018 115 7023 HR 2018-10-02 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 2018-07-09 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2018-07-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN N J000300 Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] Doug Jones D AL 2018-08-20 False Education Congressional oversight Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Government studies and investigations Higher education Licensing and registrations Performance measurement Rural conditions and development Teaching, teachers, curricula Wages and earnings Education 00 2018-07-09 Introduced in Senate 2018-09-04T19:52:01Z Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to establish an Addressing Teacher Shortages Program. Through this program, ED shall award competitive grants for local education agencies, in partnership with institutions of higher education, to address teacher shortage challenges.

Specifically, grant funds may be used to establish or expand:

  • teaching residency programs,
  • teacher mentor programs,
  • specified recruitment and training programs, and
  • other evidence-based strategies to increase teacher retention and support teachers.
]]> Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018 Display Title Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to support the preparation and retention of outstanding educators in all fields to ensure a bright future for children and youth in under-resourced and underserved communities in the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3185is/xml/BILLS-115s3185is.xml 2018-07-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.