; and (B) increases regularly throughout a teacher’s career; (2) increase Federal investments in public schools, and call upon States and local governments to increase investments in public education in order to promote educational equity, including by ensuring that every public school student is taught by a qualified teacher; and (3) invest in a diverse teacher workforce, by strengthening the educator pipeline and supporting career development and advancement through expanded teacher leadership and professional advancement opportunities. 3. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In the majority of States, public elementary and secondary school teachers do not earn a livable and competitive salary. According to the 2022 report by the Economic Policy Institute— (A) over the past nearly 3 decades, the average inflation-adjusted weekly wages of public school teachers grew just $29 from $1,319 to $1,348 while, conversely, inflation-adjusted weekly wages of other college graduates rose from $1,564 to $2,009 over the same period—a $445 increase. ; (B) non-teaching college graduates realized an inflation-adjusted weekly increase that was 15 times higher than public school teachers