Educators for America Act
Sponsored By: Representative Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would change teacher residency rules so programs must set formal participant selection criteria. It would also prioritize recruiting and selecting individuals who are underrepresented in the teaching profession, including men.
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- Prospective teachers: Individuals from groups underrepresented in teaching, explicitly including men, would get priority in recruitment and selection for teaching residencies.
- Teacher residency programs and higher education providers: Programs would be required to establish clear criteria for choosing residency participants and to align selection processes with those criteria.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Priority for underrepresented teacher candidates
If enacted, teaching residency programs would have to set formal selection criteria for applicants based on specified characteristics. They would have to prioritize recruiting and selecting people who are underrepresented in the teaching profession, explicitly naming men. This would apply to eligible individuals seeking to join covered residency programs. The text does not provide new funding, quotas, or deadlines.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]
WA • D
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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