Raise teacher salaries, expand professional development, and reduce unnecessary barriers to teacher licensure.

We need to do more to recruit, retain, and support educators by: Raising teacher salaries to attract and retain qualified professionals. Expanding professional development opportunities. Reducing unnecessary barriers to teacher licensure, including through my Interstate Teaching Mobility Act...

Commitment to improve teacher pay, training, and licensure access.

On The Issues | Andre Carson for Congress
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"We need to do more to recruit, retain, and support educators by: Raising teacher salaries ... Expanding professional development opportunities. Reducing unnecessary barriers to teacher licensure, including through my Interstate Teaching Mobility Act."

Carson's campaign policy page explicitly states the three-part promise: raise teacher salaries, expand professional development, and reduce licensure barriers.

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On The Issues | Andre Carson for Congress
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Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] introduced H.R.9675 on 12/22/2022; the bill was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor and its status is Introduced. The summary says it would let teachers obtain licensure or certification and apply for an open teaching position in another participating state without completing additional requirements.

Carson advanced one concrete licensure-reform bill, but it did not become law and remained at introduction.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.9675 - Interstate Teaching Mobility Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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H.R.882 was introduced in the House on 02/08/2023 and referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Its summary states it would establish grants to increase the minimum salary of public elementary and secondary school teachers and provide cost-of-living adjustments.

This is a concrete teacher-salary proposal matching the campaign pledge, but the bill remained introduced and was not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.882 - American Teacher Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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H.R.2992 was introduced in the House on 04/28/2023 and referred to committee. The CRS summary says it expands Teacher Quality Partnership training and professional development opportunities, and also revises educator loan forgiveness programs.

This bill shows a concrete professional-development effort consistent with the promise, but it was only introduced and not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.2992 - EDUCATORS for America Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The index under Carson lists entries including "provide grants to States to support efforts to increase teacher salaries (see H.R. 2021)", "provide enhanced student loan relief to educators (see H.R. 1757)", and "reauthorize grants for improving teacher education programs, strengthening teacher recruitment efforts, and providing training for prospective teachers (see H.R. 2992)."

Congressional Record indexing ties Carson to salary, educator-support, and teacher-training measures, but these references do not show enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

CARSON, ANDRÉ (a Representative from Indiana) | Congressional Record Index | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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