By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she works as a waitress. .
By Kelly Field for The Hechinger Report.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for Kentucky News Connection reporting for The Hechinger Report-Public News Service Collaboration Haley Autumn Dawn Ann Crank thinks she might like to become a teacher. There’s a shortage of teachers in this corner of Kentucky, and Crank, who has eight siblings, gets kids. “I just fit in with them,” Crank said during a shift one February day at the Big Blue Smokehouse, where she works as a waitress. .
It s Teacher Appreciation Week, and there s some mixed news when it comes to how well South Dakota is compensating its teachers. According to the National Education Association s annual Rankings and Estimates report, the national average teacher salary increased about 4% to nearly $70,000 a year between the 2021 and 2022 school years. But adjusted for inflation, teachers still make 5% less than they did a decade ago. .
RICHMOND — From Fall 2022 to Fall 2023, Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) reached its highest retention rate in history at 79.62%. With a total enrollment of more than 15,000 for
Hazard Community and Technical College’s University Center of the Mountains Transfer Center recently hosted Spring Into Transfer, an event focused on transfer opportunities for HCTC students interested in pursuing four-year