Michigan lawmakers passed a bill late Tuesday temporarily allowing school support staff to substitute teach even if they don’t have a single college credit.
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School bus drivers and cafeteria workers soon could be in front of classrooms instead of behind steering wheels and serving counters.
Lawmakers passed a bill late…
A bill allowing current school support staff to work as substitute teachers, even if they’ve never been to college, is meant to address a teacher shortage hobbling Michigan schools.
The Michigan Senate is considering a bill temporarily allowing school support staff who are high school grads or have a GED to substitute teach. Social title (80 to 85 characters): Secretaries, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers could soon substitute teach even if they don’t have a single college credit.