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Posted: 10:01 PM- Lawmakers plan to take a serious look at boosting teacher pay in coming months in hopes of ending Utah's teacher shortage.
The Legislature's Education Interim Committee on Wednesday endorsed six bills, four of which aim to boost teacher pay.
The other two would help more people to become teachers.
The committee's recommendations came a day after Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said paying teachers more is a budget priority and after University of Utah professor David Sperry released a report showing Utah schools were short 173 teachers on the first day of school this year.
