# 114-hr-2321: Keep Teachers Teaching Act of 2015

114-hr-2321, Keep Teachers Teaching Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2321
- Congress: 114
- Title: Keep Teachers Teaching Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Introduced: 2015-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Keep Teachers Teaching Act of 2015 This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive, renewable grants to local educational agencies (LEAs), states, and partnerships of LEAs, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of higher education for the development and implementation of innovative teacher retention programs that include: (1) professional development; (2) teacher mentoring; (3) advanced certification or credentialing; (4) research, travel, or fellowship opportunities; and (5) pairing teachers with research or industry professionals. ED must: (1) identify the most promising teacher retention strategies, and (2) make information about those strategies publicly available and easily accessible to states and LEAs.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- MICHAEL HONDA (D-CA), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2015-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2015-05-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2015-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
- 114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2321 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2321)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
- [114-hr-2902: Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2902)
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-1786: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1786)
- [114-hr-1619: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1619)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2321 (as of 2025-11-18).