Students are not seeing themselves represented in the classroom and therefore not seeing a pathway into the teaching profession. Chairwoman Peisch, in an effort to accelerate the diversification of the Educator Pipeline and help the Department of Elementary Education reach its goal of 25% educator diversity by 2030 has filed two amendments to the House Budget which will transform the educator pipeline across the Commonwealth.

Amendment 1050 would expand funding for Educator preparation and residency programs which reduce barriers such as cost of certification or lack of institutional and financial support for educators of color.

Amendment 1062 would expand funding for early college programs and create a new education pathway, aimed at recruiting historically underrepresented students into the teaching profession.