Currently, most college students studying to become teachers must work for free while student teaching, a burden that creates one more obstacle to pursuing a teaching career. The bill would pay them $90 a day, and also pay their classroom mentors.
Michigan soon could subsidize tuition for education majors and pay student teachers as policymakers look for ways to combat a growing teacher shortage.
A bill, introduced last month by Republican Rep. Pamela Hornberger (R-Chesterfield Township), would establish a grant program to pay student teachers and their teaching mentors. It seeks to help address Michigan's ongoing teacher shortage.
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