A plan to allow teachers who move to Nebraska from other states to be more easily certified is one vote away from passing. It would waive a basic skills test for incoming teachers with at least three years of experience.
Transplanted teachers can get temporary two-year certificates in Nebraska.
The committee would consist of business leaders, lawmakers, college representatives and other education officials. The pay increases would equal 5.22 percent for faculty and administrators and 4.75 percent for managers and clerical staff. The bill, by Omaha Sen. Deb Suttle, also would require eye exams for students entering the seventh grade. The bill, sponsored by Lincoln Sen. Dave Landis, would add 25 cents to the cost of registering a vehicle to fund the program. Post your thoughts in The Public Forum.