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Why Is Teacher Professional Development Important?
Student learning Good teachers are better at teaching students effectively. When teachers have access to continuous learning opportunities and professional development resources, they are better equipped to become good teachers — especially if their students have learning needs or are performing below or above grade level. Student achievement should be the goal of any teacher…
77-year-old substitute teacher who lives in his car gifted $27,000 check by former student
A former substitute teacher who was living in his car was gifted with a $27,000 check by a former student. Jose Villarruel, lovingly known as “Mr. V” by his students, turned 77 years old on Thursday. His former student, Steven Nava, now 21, decided to arrange a celebration for Villarruel. Villarruel has served as a substitute teacher for…
Letter: $11 per hour to sub at a Utah school? Executive orders won’t solve teacher shortage. But higher pay might.
Recently I was informed by my employer that, because of an executive order signed by Gov. Spencer Cox on Jan. 31, I could take up to sixteen hours of personal leave to work as a substitute teacher in one of Utah’s public schools. Curious, I decided to examine substitute teacher pay where I live, in…
Districts Across the U.S. Offering Big Incentives to Subs, Special Ed Teachers
Confronting classrooms without permanent teachers, school administrators across the country are turning to an assortment of incentives — many of them financial, some unprecedented — to fill widespread vacancies. Some districts are offering thousands in signing bonuses, others adapt to four-day work weeks and many are easing the way for college students or other would-be…
Closing schools is a civil rights problem – federal funding should be at stake
We are quickly approaching the one-year mark since Governor Wolf first closed schools back on March 13, 2020. Depending on where you live in the state, especially in low-income communities, your child still may not be attending school in-person. There are federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex,…
