Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018
Latest action · Oct 2, 2018 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 2, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 2, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Oct 2, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced in House
- Oct 2, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3185 | Addressing Teacher Shortages Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2018 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Congressional oversight
- Education
- 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
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.