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Schools hiring more teachers without traditional training. They hope Texas will pay to prepare them.
When Texas lawmakers passed legislation in 2015 that created a pathway for public schools to hire more teachers without formal classroom training, one goal was to make the profession more attractive to individuals from different paths who could offer hands-on learning to students. ...
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is hiking pay for educators in the early childhood program Head Start as part of an effort to retain current employees and attract new ones in the midst of a workforce shortage. The administration's new rules, published Friday, will...
California is giving schools more homework: Build housing for teachers
In a flurry of recent legislation and initiatives, California officials are pushing school districts to convert their surplus property into housing for teachers, school staff and even students and families. Some districts have already started; now the state wants every district to become a...
Hawaii’s teacher shortage is finally improving. Will it last?
As a student at Lahainaluna High School, Jonah Basurto never had enough teachers to cover all his classes. Teachers would leave partway through the year, requiring substitutes or counselors to take their place, and when the school was short-staffed, students would be sent to the cafeteria. ...
This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of the trailer she called home. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested...
This preschool in Alaska changed lives for parents and kids alike. Why did it have to close?
WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of her trailer. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested in enrolling...
North Dakota voters will decide whether to abolish property taxes
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue. Secretary of State...
Daughter of late Supreme Court Justice Scalia appointed to Virginia Board of Education
The daughter of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has been appointed by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve on the Virginia Board of Education, drawing criticism from some Democrats who called the appointment politically motivated. Meg Bryce, a psychology educator who...
Hawaii’s latest effort to recruit teachers: Put prospective educators in classrooms sooner
State leaders are looking to address Hawaii’s ongoing teacher shortage through a new apprenticeship program that would allow prospective educators to earn their teacher credentials while also working full time in schools. Hawaii recently received nearly $5 million from the U.S....
California is 1st state to ban school rules requiring parents get notified of child’s pronoun change
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California became the first U.S. state to bar school districts from requiring staff to notify parents of their child’s gender identification change under a law signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law bans school rules requiring teachers and other...
