Texas Education Agency (TEA) is planning to hire up to 800 new part-time and adjunct teachers.
The move comes as part of a plan to bolster the agency’s ranks in the wake of the budget cuts that took effect July 1.
Teachers across the country have been leaving the job market as a result of cuts to state funding.
TEA’s board has been struggling to keep up with the demand for part-timers.
The agency says it’s now hiring for all positions in Texas from positions at schools that don’t have full-timings.
Teacher and administrator positions will open up at a rate of 50 percent over the next three years, the agency said in a statement on Tuesday.
TEAs chief financial officer Mark Stauber said the agency will “continue to make necessary investments to provide a competitive, high-quality education system.”
Teacher salaries will remain the same as they were under the administration of Gov.
Greg Abbott.
Teaching jobs are still expected to increase by about 25 percent from 2014, TEA said.
The department will continue to grow and hire more teachers, and the overall economy will remain strong.
