Alabama Teacher Shortage
Alabama has a teacher shortage. It has been building for some time, but it is reaching crisis levels now. Alabama tried to get some legislation passed to address their teacher …
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Las Vegas has 750 teacher job openings!
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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Indiana Emergency Permits Increase
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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Arizona Teachers Pay Goes Up Again!
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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North Carolina Teacher Shortage
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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Free Praxis Core Prep from Khan Academy
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 MoreTexas Teachers Raises from HB3!
Abbott 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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Student Loans Affect Teacher Diversity
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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Summertime = teachers working second jobs
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 – GKT
Amended 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 MoreTexas Teacher Pay Raise Passes!
We 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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Education School Enrollment Drops Again – Title II
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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