better educator pay, rising insurance costs, this is just a small fraction of the puzzle. we have had shortages pre-pandemic, and i m sure we ll have them post-pandemic too but until we address the system as a whole, i think we re going to continue to see this. and continue to see teachers leaving the profession as well. whitney holland, thank you so much for your time this morning. good luck to you guys. still to come, eight nfl teams go head to head this weekend as we inch closer to the super bowl. it all could come down to the star quarterbacks. we re going dig into that, plus the league s latest change to its covid testing policy. s the league s latest change to the league s latest change to its covid testing policy for me and you and i think to myself what a wonderful world a rich life is about more than just money. that s why at vanguard, you re more than just an investor, you re an owner so you can build a future for those you love.
as the omicron variant continues to spread. it s forcing some districts to take desperate measures just to keep their classes open. in chicago, public schools are offering substitute teachers an extra thousand dollars a month if they work 15 or more days. one school district in texas posted an announcement on facebook calling on eligible parents to help fill in the gaps and this week new mexico became the first state in the nation to ask national guard troops to work as subs. the situation there is so pressing even the state s governor signed up. our next guest is calling this a nationwide crisis, with me now is whitney holland, president of the american federation of reachers in new mexico. whitney, good morning, it s so good to talk to you, did you ever think there would be a day when members of the national guard would be substituting in new mexico classrooms and what do you make of that as a solution? good morning. no, oh, my goodness, no, and it feels like every time we head tow
More help is in the works to make it easier for adults in rural northern California to go back to college for a certificate or degree. ProjectAttain! in the Sacramento area is one of five educational nonprofits around the country splitting a $750,000 grant from CivicLab. .
Teachers returning to classrooms in New Mexico this fall will see the first significant pay raise in several years. As of July 1, all teachers in public schools, regardless of their tier level, will receive at least a $10,000 raise. Whitney Holland, president of the American Federation of Teachers-New Mexico, was elected after teaching for nearly a decade. .
A survey of students at the nation s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) found nearly half have been food insecure in the last 30 days. More than half experienced housing insecurity during the pandemic, with many students reporting choosing between paying rent or buying food. The report noted the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on HBCU students exacerbated existing racial inequities. .