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A bill introduced this week aims to ensure that a unique subset of educators doesn’t get left out of the prominent teacher recruitment and retention discussions before the 2025 Legislature.
Lawmakers are already discussing specific methods to raise the low wages driving Montana’s teacher shortage, and Gov. Greg Gianforte has requested $100 million to help pay for those efforts…