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 …
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Amended 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 …
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Texas 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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U. S. School Struggle to Hire Teachers
There is a new report out by the Economic Policy Institute that clearly demonstrates that U. S. schools are struggling to hire teachers. The data is stark – “The share …
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Indiana DOE Highlights Teacher Shortages
Every state must report their teacher shortages to the federal government each year. The Indiana Department of Education is reporting theirs tomorrow but listed the shortage areas yesterday to the …
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STEM Teacher Shortage Hurts the Economy
There is a great article out today in Real Clear Education on how the STEM teacher shortage is hurting America’s prosperity. The authors are from Arizona where we just started working …
Read MoreYour Guide to Gaining Teacher Experience
Gaining Teaching Experience If you are changing careers, every book, every career counselor and every life coach will tell you the same thing – you really need to try the …
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Teacher Quitting at Fastest Rate on Record
BUT – they quit at far lower rates than any other profession. Public educators quit at a rate of 83 per 10,000 per month while workers overall quit at almost …
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Teacher Test Prep – you got this!
Preparing for your teacher test can be daunting. Because most of our Teachers of Tomorrow candidates are career changers it has probably been a long time since you have taken …
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Special Education Teacher Shortage hits critical levels
The Special Education teacher shortage continues to get worse reaching critical levels at a time when we have an even greater need. EdWeek has an excellent analysis of the shrinking …
Read MoreTeacher Shortage – 2018: more to come
New Mexico – New Mexico Teacher Shortage Continues: The number of teacher vacancies in the state of New Mexico has grown substantially since last October from 342 to 740, meaning roughly 52,455 students are …
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