北达科他州推出教师留任方案 年津贴最高一万美元
10月5日，北达科他州公布 STAYS 教师留任包裹法案（Support Teachers and Youth Succeed）。州学监 Levi Bachmeier、州众议员 Mike Nathe 与副州长 Michelle Strinden 共同宣布，法案将设立教师留任基金，资金来自普通学校信托基金（Common Schools Trust Fund）双年度分配额的10%。初步测算，合资格教师初期每年可获约3400美元津贴，未来有望提高到每年10000美元；津贴上限为全州平均教师基本工资的25%，且不影响合同工资与退休金。申领条件包括上一学年全职任教、本学年已签约返校（或在上一学年末退休），并持有州教育标准与实践委员会核发的教师执照，行政人员不纳入。该法案尚需州第70届立法议会批准，议会将于2027年1月开议，方案将纳入州长行政预算建议。在全美教师持续短缺的背景下，这种用长期基金“留人”的做法值得华人家长关注：教师队伍稳定，直接关系到课堂质量和孩子在学校的适应节奏。（来源：北达科他州公共教育部）
North Dakota Proposes Teacher Retention Stipends of up to $10,000 a Year
North Dakota on October 5 unveiled the STAYS Act (Support Teachers and Youth Succeed), a teacher-retention package announced by State Superintendent Levi Bachmeier, Representative Mike Nathe and Lieutenant Governor Michelle Strinden. The bill would create a Teacher Retention Fund financed by 10 percent of the biennial distribution from the Common Schools Trust Fund. Eligible teachers would initially receive about $3,400 a year, rising over time toward $10,000 a year, capped at 25 percent of the statewide average teacher base salary; stipends would not affect contract pay or retirement benefits. To qualify, a teacher must have taught full-time the previous school year, be signed to return this year (or have retired at the end of the prior year), and hold a license from the state's Education Standards and Practices Board; administrators are excluded. The measure needs approval from the 70th Legislative Assembly, which convenes in January 2027, and will be included in the governor's executive budget recommendation. For Chinese-American parents, stable teaching staffs mean steadier classrooms — a practical reason to watch how the legislature votes. (Source: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction)
图片来源：图为北达科他州议会大楼；摄影：Indies1，经维基共享资源（CC BY 4.0）/ The North Dakota State Capitol; photo by Indies1 via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)