BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Everywhere, it seems, back-to-school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage. The U.S. education secretary has called for investment to keep teachers from quitting.

In Birmingham, the school district is struggling to fill around 50 teaching spots, including 15 in special education, despite $10,000 signing bonuses for special ed teachers. Jenikka Oglesby, a human resources officer for the district, says the problem owes in part to low salaries in the South that don’t always offset a lower cost of living.

Hmm :centrist: socdem idea, maybe just pay the teachers more using the :brrrrrrrrrrrr:

  • ssjmarx [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    get some actually good policies if you phrase it as a really stupid one

    that's just wild enough to work. Introducing the 9/11 Remembrance Bring Our Boys Home Bill (it closes every foreign military base).

    • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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      2 years ago

      I've spent enough time with DC and Ottawa shithead representatives and lanyards alike to know that the easiest way to get them on board with an idea is to phrase it like it's a combination of two things they like.