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Ask any school administrator across the country about their biggest concern each school day and you'll likely hear the same response: keeping my classrooms filled with teachers. The teacher shortage is a crisis that impacts many districts across the country—and finding qualified substitute teachers is just as difficult. One school principal has a pipeline approach […]
"I would encourage any of my peers across the region to evaluate the authenticity and partnership that Kelly Education can offer. That's not a commodity today—where a business has an interest in your success and not just their own." —Jennifer Hart, ACPSD, Chief Officer of Human Resources & Administration The Aiken County Public School District […]
It's the struggle most public school administrators across the U.S. fight every day: teacher absenteeism. The National Center for Education Statistics data shows that chronic teacher absenteeism—defined as missing 10% or more of school days—increased by as much as 49% during the 2021-22 school year. In addition to short-term absences, long-term vacancies continue to grow […]
5 Strategies for Running an Effective Substitute Teacher Program According to the Institute of Education Sciences, 61% of public schools report that it's much more difficult to find substitute teachers compared to three years ago—and the continued teacher vacancy crisis is only making things worse. This leaves many districts in a state of nonstop recruiting […]
April Meyers says she was inspired by a Louisiana principal to give up her office for the month of November. Now, she spends her days rolling in the hallways and classrooms with her desk on wheels affectionately named “Cart Simpson.”
Disruptive student behavior is creating a challenge to both educators and student learning opportunities, according to a survey made public Tuesday through the Michigan Education Association.
The proposed amendments, which passed 11-1 in the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee on Nov. 15, were inspired by state lawmakers’ previous visits to school shooting sites—including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot on Valentine’s Day 2018.
As the teacher shortage continues to be an issue city-wide, state-wide and nationally, school districts have to come up with creative solutions to get more teachers into classrooms.
