Committee backs pilot to pay Pell‑eligible student teachers and add signing grant to ease teacher pipeline The committee approved LC492630S (presented as HB 310), a pilot providing a $5,000 student‑teaching stipend for 500 Pell‑eligible student teachers and a $2,500 signing grant for those who accept Georgia public‑school employment; sponsors framed it as a targeted workforce development effort and the measure passed by voice vote.

Georgia's new pilot program offers up to $5,000 to help Pell-eligible student teachers thrive in public schools, tackling critical workforce shortages head-on!

Click to read more!

#GA #TeacherRecruitment #CitizenPortal #GeorgiaStudentTeachers #EducationAccess #WorkforceDevelopment