department of education data shows 47 states have reported teacher shortages this school year, with the problem most acute in urban and rural areas. meanwhile, some state legislatures are passing laws making it easier to become a public schoolteacher. raise your hand. the national council on teacher quality says from january 2021 to january 2023, 23 states have lowered teacher qualification requirements. from lowering or removing assessment tests that determine whether teachers grasp the subject they will teach, to creating emergency teacher certificates to expedite candidates without a teaching degree in classrooms. arizona, florida, and oklahoma have created new pathways for people without a bachelor s degree to keep in classrooms. when states respond to shortages by reducing standards, by increasing salaries and improving working conditions, what they re doing is creating a vicious cycle. so they get people in who are
Let’s take stock of where we – those who will be voting once again on November 1st – stand in relation to what we require as against that which we receive.
May is a month of extreme feelings every year: it's farewell to friends, teachers, and school. Students get their summer break and will not see their friends for about 10 weeks, and then they switch to a higher class or a new phase of their lives. Some say goodbye to their adolescencenbsp;to find a job to support themselves or find a spot at higher education institutions.nbsp;
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB), last week released the results of the 2021 examinations in the wake of the public outcry of