Clark County school district (CCSD) still has over 750 job openings with school starting today. They have not had this many openings at the start of school since 2014. CCSD …
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Fort Wayne paper has an article on the increased use of emergency permits for teachers in Indiana without an initial teacher certification. According to the article there were 3,467 emergency …
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Great article on teacher pay in Arizona going up again. Last year it went up 5% and in some areas it is going up even more. Arizona news reports that …
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We have been working extremely hard to alleviate the North Carolina Teacher shortage and are very pleased with the results so far. An article today points out that Guilford County …
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Khan Academy and Praxis have come together to offer free Praxis core prep! This is great news if you need the Praxis core – though it seems like many states …
Read MoreAbbott signed a landmark school finance bill into law on June 11. The new law, known as HB 3, will pump about $6.5 billion in new spending into the state’s …
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Not exactly earth shattering news – but the Center for American Progress has a new report that student loan debt adversely affects teacher diversity. Diversity does help student achievement as …
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Summers off continues to be a myth for many teachers who must work a second job to make ends meet. The Pew Research Center says that 16% of teachers are …
Read MoreAmended General Knowledge Test Requirements GKT As a Result of Senate Bill 7070, there have been amendments to the General Knowledge Test (GKT) Requirements effective May 9, 2019. This bill …
Read MoreWe still don’t know the full details yet – but we know it is there. The Texas legislature has passed pay raises for Texas Teachers. Included in the bill is …
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The teacher shortage is getting worse because we continue to produce less teachers every year. Title II, the US DOE’s data base of educator preparation programs, just recently updated with …
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There is a new report out by the Economic Policy Institute that clearly demonstrates that U. S. schools are struggling to hire teachers. The data is stark – “The share …
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