With the number of teachers being certified down by more than 13,000 a year since 2010, a group of Democratic lawmakers are calling for legislation to incentivize folks to enter the teaching profession and reward those who do.
At a Capitol news conference on Monday, a band of Democratic lawmakers led by Rep. Patty Kim, D-Cumberland/Dauphin counties, and joined by Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambria County, highlighted the teacher shortage schools are facing. They proposed a package of bills called Elevating Educators to address it.Research shows the number of new teachers certified annually has declined from 20,000 in 2010 to less than 7,000 in 2021.
This has resulted in larger class sizes and less individualized student support, lawmakers and education groups say. It also has increased teachers’ workloads as well as burnout rates due to the lost prep periods and increased responsibilities that teachers must take on due to vacancies. Kim said this would lead to pay raises for about 15,400 educators statewide. She also is calling for a $20 minimum hourly wage for paraprofessionals, such as bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.
Another proposal would offer up to $40,000 over four years in teacher loan forgiveness for teaching in Pennsylvania. Another would offer an $8,000 a year scholarship for up to four years to students who enroll in a teacher prep program at a state-owned university that would require they stay and teach in Pennsylvania for each year they received a scholarship.
“Teacher turnover highly correlates with students’ education outcomes. To assure our children can receive the best education possible it is imperative that teachers are retained so our children have stability and consistency in their classrooms,” Kinsey said.
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