A common complaint from school administrators, whether it be principals, assistant principals, or superintendents, is that substitute teachers are hard to find for tough, “under-resourced,” or “under-performing” schools. But the silver bullet was simple: Add…
Topic: teacher shortage
Biden’s education secretary bothered by states lowering teacher standards
What is the Biden administration’s answer to a national teacher shortage? More competitive pay for teachers, not lowering the barriers to become a teacher. As Politico reported, Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said that…
Teacher shortage affecting education nationwide
One of the rarely-discussed effects of the coronavirus pandemic was the looming teacher shortage, both full-time and substitute teachers, across multiple states in the country. Teachers have told the media and their administrators that the…
Virginia Teacher Shortage & the military option
Could the second half of that equation be a solution to the first? Don’t bet on it.