得克萨斯州面临教师严重短缺,有43 000个空缺,55%的新聘人员没有认证,尽管35亿美元的资金用于提高工资和精简认证。 Texas faces a severe teacher shortage, with 43,000 vacancies and 55% of new hires uncertified, despite $3.5 billion in funding to boost pay and streamline certification.

得克萨斯州学校需要约43 000名教师,比去年减少了10%,但仍是一项重大挑战,特别是在中得克萨斯州,那里新雇用的教师减少了20%。 Texas schools need about 43,000 teachers, a 10% drop from last year but still a major challenge, especially in Central Texas where new hires fell 20%. 流行病后,短缺情况更加恶化。 The shortage worsened after the pandemic. 众议院第2号法案为提高教师工资提供了35亿美元,较大的地区为有经验的教师提供了5 000美元,较小的地区则提供了8 000多美元,以吸引工作人员到资金不足的地区。 House Bill 2 provided $3.5 billion to raise teacher pay, with larger districts offering up to $5,000 for experienced teachers and smaller districts offering more—$8,000—to attract staff to underfunded areas. 然而,去年雇用的教师中有55%是未经认证的,这促使人们努力精简认证程序,这需要学士学位、培训、考试、申请和指纹。 However, 55% of teachers hired last year were uncertified, prompting efforts to streamline certification, which requires a bachelor’s degree, training, exams, application, and fingerprinting. 尽管采取了这些步骤,招募人员仍很困难。 Despite these steps, recruiting remains difficult.