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New agenda

Chicago
November 7, 2018

School funding, pensions, pre-K: Here are 8 education issues J.B. Pritzker will face as governor

Steinmetz High School in northwest Chicago, where Emily Jade Aguilar graduated last year, had just four school counselors. In a school of more…

on the ground

Chicago
November 2, 2018

At one Chicago high school, big plans amid a bilingual teacher shortage

For the principal of Back of the Yards, recruiting native Spanish speaking educators is an essential ingredient in plans to build a dual language program.

hiring crisis

Chicago
October 22, 2018

Want ideas for easing Illinois’ teacher shortage? Ask a teacher.

Raising pay ranks high on the list of ideas for how to fill vacancies in the classroom. But teachers gave mixed responses to Illinois State Board of Education proposals on speeding up credentialing.

Miseducation

Colorado
October 16, 2018

In Colorado’s high-poverty schools, many teachers are just starting their careers

The percentage of Colorado’s teachers in their first or second year in the classroom is among the highest in the nation. That has consequences for students and teachers.

PSA

Colorado
September 20, 2018

Have you thought about teaching? Colorado teachers union sells the profession in new videos

The Colorado Education Association has made a series of ads with the theme, "Change a life. Change the world."

choice and competition

Detroit
May 22, 2018

It’s not just Detroit. Across Michigan, ‘active and aggressive’ competition imperils schools

The Michigan Civil Rights Commission is holding hearings to determine if the state's students with special needs and minority students have faced discrimination.

Round up

Colorado
May 10, 2018

What Colorado lawmakers did for and to schools in 2018

In a world of competing priorities, education came out ahead in the Colorado General Assembly's 2018 session.

Sweetener

Detroit
May 10, 2018

As Detroit’s schools chief celebrates new salaries, veteran teachers may want to give the district a second look

Detroit school officials took to the podium on Thursday to trumpet new pay guidelines they hope will help fill 190 teacher vacancies.

reality check

Colorado
May 10, 2018

Colorado lawmakers’ pension compromise raises teacher retirement age, cuts benefits

The deal that emerged from 12 hours of negotiations Wednesday was not the deal that many people expected to see when the day started.

Casting their lines

Detroit
May 9, 2018

‘Come help these babies.’ Inside the Detroit district’s long-shot effort to end a crippling teacher shortage

Detroit's main district is looking for teachers who are ready, willing and able to teach.

first steps

Colorado
May 4, 2018

Why Colorado’s teacher shortage bills fall short

The legislative effort to address Colorado's teacher shortages will have only a modest impact because it fails to tackle the root causes.

Carrots not sticks

Colorado
May 4, 2018

Here’s how Colorado lawmakers are spending $10 million to reduce the teacher shortage

Colorado is following the path laid out by research. What will matter is how these programs are implemented and sustained over time.

blessing and a curse

Colorado
April 11, 2018

Tales from inside Colorado’s teacher shortage: housing for horses and recruiters without interviews

With some Colorado school districts desperate to fill jobs in science, math and special education, sought-after candidates got the hard sell at a recent job fair.

Race to the Bottom

Colorado
April 5, 2018

Colorado teachers can claim an unwelcome distinction: most underpaid in the nation (or close to it)

Teachers and policy makers have started to make connections between low pay here and labor unrest elsewhere.

Price of entry

Colorado
March 16, 2018

Becoming a Colorado teacher could soon require fewer transcripts, more training on English learners

The package of changes also includes a slimmed-down teacher evaluation rubric, the first major revision to the rules under Colorado’s 2010 teacher effectiveness law.
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