AvatarArthur AlbrightMar 21Florida faces worsening teacher shortageFOX13News - WTVTRecent research suggests the teacher shortage in Florida is getting worse, and some local educators suggested solutions to the growing issue.
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatar"I Threw In My Hat After Being In The Same District For Over 20 Years": Teachers Who Quit To Pursue Other Careers Share Their "Final Straw" MomentsBuzzFeed - Michaela Bramwell"I ended up having to hide in a classroom next door because the mom was so angry, and at the end of the day, had to be escorted to my car. That day broke me." Teachers are constantly raising alarms about the rapid decline of the education system due to a multitude of factors, including lack of …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatarElon Musk, David Sacks, and the Ignorant Isolationism of the GOPThe Bulwark - Matt JohnsonWhy two tech billionaires think they’re upstart foreign policy experts. SINCE RUSSIA INVADED UKRAINE TWO YEARS AGO, a couple of celebrity billionaires …
AvatarArthur AlbrightFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhere have all the teachers gone? State needs more than 4,000wmfe.org - Danielle PrieurThe Florida Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, says Florida still needs some 4,000 teachers to fill in-demand instructional …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatar‘Happiest time of the day’: China kids seek solace in toilet amid outdoor fun banverified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Yating YangAn increasing number of schools in China have banned outdoor activities for students during class breaks, prompting children to socialise in toilets.
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatar28 Truly Upsetting Accounts That Prove The US Education System Is So Broken And Teachers Deserve Wayyyyy BetterBuzzFeed - Hannah Dobrogosz"Security never returned, and the student decided to pull out her phone and start recording me on her Instagram live." We asked teachers of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us about instances at work that made them want to quit the profession forever. Here's what they shared: Warning: Some submissions …
AvatarArthur AlbrightFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHouston ISD teacher resignations spike in first six weeks of the year amid district overhaulhoustonlanding.org - Asher Lehrer-Small / Staff writerThousands of Houston ISD students have lost a teacher already this school year as the district experiences a spike in educator resignations.About …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatar‘Groundhog Day’: Public School Staffing Is Caught in a Time LoopThe 74 - Mike AntonucciAntonucci: Sound alarms over a shortage, dramatically increase funding, hire lots of staff, let people go. That's the pattern — & it's happening again …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatarTeacher shortages continue to plague US: 86% of public schools struggle to hire educatorsverified_publisherUSA TODAY - Zachary SchermeleNearly 9 in 10 public school districts struggled to hire teachers heading into the school year, and many potential hires were deterred by low salaries. The detail is one of many that emerged Tuesday from the National Center for Education Statistics’ monthly survey of public schools. The federal …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatarNew Hampshire Teachers Report Quitting Over School Climate, Low PayThe 74 - Ethan DeWittThe survey asked 590 educators, paraprofessionals, and administrators how they felt about their jobs, and what factors might prompt them to …
AvatarArthur AlbrightAvatarAvatarA third of schools don't have a nurse. Here's why that's a problem.verified_publisherCBS News - By Colleen DeGuzmanJodi Bobbitt, the school nurse at William Ramsay Elementary in Alexandria, Virginia, is always ready to see children with a wide range of injuries …