Extend federal retirement benefits to tribal school teachers

Johnson and Representative Gabe Vasquez introduced the Parity for Tribal Educators Act. The bill would give teachers at tribally controlled schools the same federal retirement benefits as teachers at Bureau of Indian Education schools. Johnson and Vasquez said the measure is intended to address teacher shortages in Indian country and support equal educational opportunity for tribal students.

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In their own words

The legislation would provide teachers at tribally controlled schools the same federal retirement benefits that teachers at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools receive

The source

Dusty Johnson: Education

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