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Austin ISD to offer $20,000 stipends for high-performing teachers at failing middle schools

By Chloe Young

Austin ISD is launching a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit nearly 100 experienced, high-performing teachers to improve student outcomes at three low-rated middle schools and avoid potential state intervention.

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