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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah State school officials are hoping to come up with a plan to attract and keep teachers in the state.
The state Office of Education is assembling a task force to study and recommend options, such as compensating teachers based of their students' achievements and their willingness to teach in tough schools.
Last year, a study showed Utah needs an additional 1-thousand-175 teachers during the next two decades to keep up with enrollment.
Right now, Utah teachers are given a base salary their first year, then it's increased each year they teach.
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