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:

  • leftofthat [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    If they pay teachers more how they will privatize education further to get it to just 100 kids in a classroom doing their computer courses run for profit being supervised by a Veteran making $15/hr?

    :pain: