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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The major functions of PBY are teacher standards, teacher licensure, and ethics.
- The major functions of PBY are teacher standards, teacher licensure, and ethics.
- be more tier three or four teachers be more tier three or four teachers teachers teachers um<00:36:42.760
- Tier three and four teachers are generally teachers who have gone through traditional teacher preparation
- </c><00:40:35.000><c> that</c> teacher versus a science teacher that teacher versus a science teacher
Committee:
House Education Policy
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 5, 2026 - 04:00 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- teacher salary raises.
- As a veteran teacher, I see our profession at a breaking point.
- Florida is roughly 49th in teacher pay.
- I encourage my teacher friends, my educators...
- , I would like to say we do not pay our teachers enough.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> village to retain a teacher. village to retain a teacher.
- It's not parents against teachers, it's parents with teachers.
- It's not parents against teachers, it's parents with teachers.
- It's not parents against teachers, it's parents with teachers.
- It's not parents against teachers, it's parents with teachers.
Committee:
Senate Education Finance
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Hearing Education and Arts, Entertainment, Sports, and Tourism Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- That included principals, APs, arts teachers, general education teachers, special education teachers.
- They were able to hire more teachers, The first thing that came up was teacher empowerment.
- And even lack of teacher input, the teachers wanted to have more say in what they were going to be doing
- drama teachers, new music teachers, and classified positions such as staff pianists and coaches.
- , middle school drama teachers, new music teachers, classified positions such as staff pianists and coaches
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Education Committee Apr 1st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Bull, I want to thank you on your teacher training. The teachers are in the state here. Dr.
- I was a young teacher. I had two years. ...even on my radar. I was a young teacher.
- student to student, and teacher to teacher.
- The teachers don't attend that meeting. Thank you. The teachers don't attend that meeting.
- One week, the science teacher does it. The next week, the English teacher does it.
Summary:
The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families.
Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions.
Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EDN Info Briefing - Thu Jan 16, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- A qualified teacher equals a licensed teacher.
- The majority of them are teachers.
- </c><00:30:58.039><c> so</c> teacher equals a licensed teacher so teacher equals a licensed teacher so
- teacher, the master teacher that's providing support for them?
- </c><01:42:14.560><c> and</c><01:42:14.960><c> again</c> teachers teacher of the years and again teachers
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Legislative Education Study May 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- There are still too many teacher vac vacancies.
- Not only for special education teachers, but also for bilingual teachers, this recommendation was informed
- The training of our middle school teachers, so within those teachers, um, we have trained since 2019
- about 10,000, uh, teachers, and within that includes our special education teachers.
- or if we are considering it for bilingual teachers because I know of a lot of bilingual teachers who
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
House Standing Committee on Primary and Secondary Education (2-5-25) - part2
Transcript Highlights:
- an experienced teacher, a great teacher, a high flyer, just to kind of pop in their room, say, 'Hey,
- </c><00:01:19.320><c> an</c> opportunity for a tenure teacher an opportunity for a tenure teacher an
- ><c> teacher</c><00:01:21.759><c> a</c> experienced teacher a great teacher a experienced teacher a great
- My wife is a 19th year teacher.
- My wife is a 19th-year teacher.
Summary:
The committee took up House Bill 48, which would reduce the state-required formal observation cycle for tenured teachers from once every three years to once every five years, while preserving local district authority to conduct more frequent observations if they choose. Supporters argued the change would cut paperwork and time burdens on experienced teachers and principals, while still allowing districts to monitor performance and place teachers on improvement plans when needed. Members also discussed the bill’s separate provisions on school improvement plans, with clarification that CSI/TSI low-performing schools would still be required to maintain comprehensive improvement plans and receive additional support from KDE, and that the bill was not changing the evaluation system for those schools.
A second major topic was professional development and teacher induction/mentoring requirements. The bill would consolidate state-mandated PD requirements into a rotational schedule for tenured teachers, and members noted that teachers are already subject to federal and local PD obligations that the legislature cannot change. Several speakers emphasized that the bill was intended to reduce state-level mandates, not eliminate useful supports for new teachers, and one member raised concern that mandatory induction/mentoring could limit districts’ ability to use Title II funds; the response was that the program remains valuable and should be revisited with dedicated funding rather than discarded. There was also a brief question about suicide prevention hotline and Safe Haven Baby Box posting language, which was explained as existing statute consolidated into one place.
The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with members offering brief explanations of support and noting frustration with recurring annual training requirements such as bloodborne pathogens. After the vote, members thanked the bill sponsors and educators who helped shape the legislation, and the chair announced weekly office hours in Room 367. The meeting ended with congratulations to the new K-12 chair and adjournment.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- one geometry teacher or one biology teacher.
- geometry teacher or one biology teacher.
- We're using foreign teachers."
- He has to pay his teachers if he even wants to have teachers.
- go and can't get teachers?
Committee:
Senate Education Pre-K - 12
Summary:
The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee met to discuss the needs of rural school districts and the role of Florida’s three regional education consortia: the Panhandle Area Education Consortium, Northeast Florida Educational Consortium, and Heartland Educational Consortium. Executive directors and several rural superintendents described the consortia as member-led organizations that provide shared services, professional learning, leadership development, grant support, cooperative purchasing, risk management, IT/cybersecurity help, and back-office assistance that small districts could not afford to provide on their own. They emphasized that rural districts are often very small, have limited staff, and must still meet the same state reporting and compliance requirements as large urban systems.
Testimony focused heavily on teacher recruitment and retention, alternative certification, and the difficulty of staffing specialized roles such as CFOs, MIS directors, IT staff, and content-area teachers. Superintendents said many new hires are career changers or alternatively certified teachers who need consortium-supported training, and several argued for more flexibility in funding so districts can raise salaries and compete with neighboring districts and nearby states. Members also asked about the impact of declining enrollment, homeschooling, and voucher-related school choice; superintendents said those trends are reducing FTE and creating budget instability, while also requiring districts to right-size staff and programs.
Several speakers described the financial strain on rural districts, including rising insurance costs, transportation costs, and the challenge of forecasting budgets when enrollment changes after the school year begins. One superintendent recounted major hurricane damage and said consortium risk-management support was essential to recovery. Others said the consortia help districts pool resources for property and health insurance, payroll, student data systems, and procurement, and that this shared approach saves money and improves services. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the meeting.
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Education Pre-K - 12 Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- We only have maybe one out of a one teacher or one geometry teacher, one biology teacher.
- Teachers got the bulk of the money, teachers that have been there. 25 years.
- Yes, up his teachers at at the the most have teachers so have affordable housing.
- If I'm going to award my teachers, the state of Florida's unique in how we pay our teachers, we leave
- going can't get teachers.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- student to student, and teacher to teacher.
- student to student, and teacher to teacher.
- In Barr schools, selected teachers, teacher.
- One week, the science teacher does it. The next week, the English teacher does it.
- The teacher categories include classroom teachers, specialized license roles, Teachers' categories include
Committees:
Joint Education , Joint Education Committee
OK
Transcript Highlights:
- Senate Bill 1884 is a bill to expand equal access to teachers by all statewide teacher associations,
- are teachers.
- those teachers.
- It does not hurt teachers.
- , teacher mental health, and student and teacher safety.
Bills:
SB1632 , SB1594 , SB2045 , SB1251 , SB1884 , SB1250 , SB1630 , SB1262 , SB1374 , SB1292 , SB1432 , SB1199 , SB1790 , SB1481 , SB1614 , SB1734 , SB1437 , SB1489 , SB1718 , SB1778
Committee:
Senate Education
ND
Transcript Highlights:
- I was a young teacher. I had two years. I was a young teacher. I had two young children at home.
- student to student, and teacher to teacher.
- One week, the science teacher does it. The next week, the English teacher does it.
- The teacher categories include classroom teachers, specialized license roles, Teachers' categories include
- , is 11,452; teacher, 9,135.
Committee:
Joint Education Committee
Summary:
The meeting focused heavily on dual credit programming across North Dakota, with presentations from Valley City State University, Lake Region State College, Fargo Public Schools, and teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose. Speakers described dual credit as a way to give high school students college-level rigor, reduce future tuition costs, and help students explore academic and career pathways. Several presenters emphasized that strong local relationships between colleges and school districts are central to program quality, especially in rural areas where access to advanced coursework can be limited.
Valley City State University outlined its quality-control model, including annual teacher trainings, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty evaluations, qualification standards, school visits, and a goal of building 24-credit College Studies Certificates. The university reported about 504 students in the fall and 559 in the spring, with roughly 5,539 projected credit hours and about 130 students expected to earn the 24-credit certificate. Members asked about faculty qualifications, online versus in-person delivery, student retention, revenue, and whether a more centralized statewide model might be more efficient; the presenter said centralization could reduce duplication but might weaken local relationships and choice.
Lake Region State College described a broader regional model, with about 913 dual credit students last fall across 44 school districts, roughly half of them taking online college courses and half taking face-to-face courses taught by qualified high school teachers serving as adjuncts. The college said it has paid for graduate credits to help teachers meet credentialing requirements and reimburses districts for teacher support and materials. Fargo Public Schools reported 50 dual credit courses through multiple higher-ed partners, 1,571 enrollments, and a 12.61% increase in participation, while also raising concerns about inconsistent registration systems, credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity across institutions. Teachers from West Fargo and Drake-Anamoose reinforced the value of dual credit, while noting concerns about retention in foundational science courses and the importance of maintaining rigor and support for students.
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Elementary and Secondary Education Apr 8th, 2026
Elementary and Secondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- And the second part is, some teachers teach by topic when they teach history and some teachers teach
- And the second part is, some teachers teach by topic when they teach history and some teachers teach
- And the second part is, some teachers teach by topic when they teach history and some teachers teach
- some amazing tenure teachers, but we also have seen problematic tenure teachers.
- And as a teacher, a former teacher, I... ...both areas sometimes.
Committee:
House Elementary and Secondary Education
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- My heroes are science teachers who love science, history teachers who love history, and so on, and who
- We have many letters from teachers.
- to support teachers in discipline.
- So I think this is about standing behind teachers. I stand behind teachers. I hope you join me.
- So I think this is about standing behind teachers. I stand behind teachers.
Summary:
The Senate Education Committee heard a presentation from Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne on school safety, academic improvement, career and technical education, ESA oversight, and teacher pay. Horne argued that students cannot learn if schools are unsafe and urged more funding for school police officers, described efforts to expand Project Momentum and tutoring, supported keeping cell phones out of classrooms, promoted the Student Industry Partnership, and called for renewing Proposition 123 with more money directed to teacher raises. In response to a question, he said the department is using AI tools, residency checks, and investigators to monitor ESA fraud and abuse.
The committee then considered SB 1074, which would require written certification from a principal or administrator before a student removed for discipline could return to class. Horne and the sponsor said the bill would support teachers and improve accountability, while the Arizona Education Association opposed it as unnecessary, punitive, and potentially inconsistent with existing practice and FERPA concerns. After debate, the committee voted 4-3 to give SB 1074 a do pass recommendation.
Members also heard SB 1327, as amended, requiring public universities to adopt and post research security policies and report on foreign grants and security practices. ABOR and a national security advocate supported the measure as a way to strengthen protections against foreign adversary influence, and the committee adopted the strike-everything amendment and advanced the bill 5-2. The committee then approved SB 1475, which bars students convicted of certain serious offenses from participating in school-sponsored interscholastic activities, 4-3 after discussion about second chances, counseling, and whether the bill was too punitive.
Finally, the committee advanced SB 1582 and SB 1583, both related to school safety interoperability funding and fund administration, with technical discussion about correcting bill language and returning unspent monies to the fund. It also approved SB 1598, which appropriates $500,000 for grants to school districts and charter schools to create community gardens; supporters described the gardens as hands-on learning spaces that teach science, nutrition, and teamwork and can also serve as calming spaces for students. The committee adjourned after the last vote.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- 51.279><c> quickly</c> This information helps teachers quickly This information helps teachers quickly
- </c> see that we address foundational teacher see that we address foundational teacher knowledge.<00:
- </c><00:32:49.279><c> It</c> preparing teachers in that space. It preparing teachers in that space.
- </c> teachers is essential for achieving it. teachers is essential for achieving it.
- </c> done extensive research around teacher done extensive research around teacher preparation,<01:03
Bills:
HF3421
Committee:
House Education Policy
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- of the year. grade social studies teacher at her alma grade social studies teacher at her alma mater
- </c> Wa Complex Area's teacher of the year. Wa Complex Area's teacher of the year.
- </c> Education Teacher Hero Certificate. Education Teacher Hero Certificate.
- </c> began as a student teacher under Mr. began as a student teacher under Mr.
- </c> natural resources agriculture teacher. natural resources agriculture teacher.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Dec 4th, 2025 at 10:30 am
Early Learning & K-12 Education
Transcript Highlights:
- Wava teacher will.
- Lots of teachers also, in fact, at the elementary school, all of the teachers have a homeroom class.
- And the teachers would say no.
- And the teachers would say no.
- We rely a lot on our teachers to help us with this, and the teachers that are passionate about it help
Committee:
Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education
Summary:
The committee first received an overview of Washington’s Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) programs from OSPI. Staff explained that ALE is a course-level funding designation for instruction that occurs partly or wholly away from the traditional school setting, and that it can take the form of online, site-based, or remote courses. OSPI said ALE is still basic education, with the same student rights and district responsibilities as other public school programs, and that the agency provides technical assistance, annual reporting review, and program reviews. Members asked for more detailed statewide data on demographics, outcomes, and post-graduation tracking, which OSPI said it would follow up on.
Representatives from several ALE programs then described their models and student populations. Washington Virtual Academies, Columbia Virtual Academy, Pearl, and River Home Link each said they serve students through different combinations of online, remote, or site-based learning, with families choosing these programs for reasons such as medical needs, athletics, travel, homeschooling preferences, religious or political concerns, bullying, or the need for more individualized instruction. The presenters emphasized that they provide certificated teachers, special education and multilingual services, assessments, clubs, field trips, and other supports, while also noting funding and capacity limits. Senators asked about for-profit versus district-run structures, transportation, meals, early learning, CTE access, vaccination requirements, and how students socialize and transition to high school. Several presenters said they would provide follow-up information on demographics, language access, and funding details.
The committee then shifted to an update on artificial intelligence in schools. OSPI described its AI guidance, which centers on human input, AI output, and human evaluation, and said it has issued practical documents for classroom use and ethics, revised standards to emphasize critical thinking, digital literacy, media literacy, and data literacy, and supported statewide professional development. OSPI also highlighted an AI innovation summit, educator training courses, and new AI-related course codes and equivalency frameworks. District presenters from Quincy and Peninsula described local AI integration efforts, including board policies, classroom guidance, teacher professional learning, custom support tools, and career-connected programs such as drone certification. They stressed that AI should be introduced in a human-centered way and asked for state support for innovation, equity, workforce partnerships, and clear governance standards.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Every course that we offer is taught by an actual Idaho teacher, an Idaho resident, Idaho-certified teacher
- It doesn't include a teacher.
- It doesn't include a teacher.
- , teacher salaries, teacher salaries, And yet in your finances, teacher salaries make up less than one
- There are basic expectations that every teacher has to meet in order to remain a teacher in our program
Committee:
House Education
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> help teachers. help teachers.
- teachers, we're just going to let teachers do it.'
- teachers, we're just going to let teachers do it.'
- teachers, we're just going to let teachers do it.'
- teachers, we're just going to let teachers do it.'
Committee:
Joint Education