Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act

This bill would create a federal grant program, run by the Secretary of Education, that gives competitive grants to state education agencies to support induction programs for new public school teachers and school leaders during their first 2 years. States would have to match 50 percent of the grant amount, with exemptions and possible waivers, and pass at least 90 percent of the funds to school districts and educational service agencies. If funds are not enough to serve every new teacher and leader, money would go first to districts and schools with more economically disadvantaged students and more new staff or higher turnover. Mentors in these programs would need at least 3 years of experience and would have to be paid for mentoring through reduced workload, a salary increase, or a stipend.

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Sponsors

• Tim Kaine Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors