WisconsinFailed proposal would pay Wisconsin student teachers hourly wages
The failed proposal would have required school boards to pay student teachers at least $15 an hour and would have reimbursed districts based on reported hours.
What it does
Starting in the 2026–27 school year, school boards would pay covered student teachers at least $15 an hour for their student teaching hours in the district.
The state would reimburse districts at $15 per reported student teaching hour from the previous term, using money set aside for these grants.
Argument forStudent teachers could earn at least $15 an hour for their classroom work, with state aid helping districts cover the pay.
Argument againstDistricts might need to cover student teacher wages for months before the state reimburses them each June.
More detail
School boards would pay covered student teachers at least $15 for each hour they student teach in the district. This would cover students at qualifying Wisconsin colleges or universities who are in an approved teacher training program and student teach at a district school. The proposed pay requirement would begin in the 2026–27 school year.
The Department of Public Instruction would pay each school board $15 for each reported student teaching hour from the previous school term. The payment would go to the district's school board for student teaching hours in that district, as reported by the board. Payments would come from the state appropriation for these grants. The department would pay each year on the third Monday in June for hours from the previous school term.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Apr 9Fiscal estimate receivedLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 19Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 19Senator Habush Sinykin added as a coauthor
- Mar 19Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Mar 12Read first time and referred to Committee on EducationMinor
- Mar 12Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Keyeski, Larson, Roys, Hesselbein, Spreitzer, Smith and Dassler-Alfheim; cosponsored by Representatives Hong, McCarville, Brown, Sheehan, Anderson, Clancy, Stroud, Udell, Roe, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Palmeri, Stubbs, Joers, Vining, Miresse, Hysell, Sinicki, DeSmidt and TenorioIntroduced
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