Are incentives to retain Texas teachers working? Job turnover remains high

Job turnover among teachers in Texas remains high after hitting a record in 2023, when more than 13% left their jobs.

In 2022, after 11.5% of teachers left, Gov. Greg Abbott commissioned a task force to find solutions to the growing shortage of educators.

The commission, made up of 46 people from across the state, created a list of recommendations aimed at improving teacher recruitment and retention. The recommendations were broken into three categories: Improving teacher compensation, improving teacher working conditions and improving teacher training and support.

Eric Hale, a teacher at Dallas ISD's Burnett Elementary School, served on the task force. He recently spoke with CBS News Texas's Andrea Lucia about his involvement with the recommendations on compensation.

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