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:

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Daily reminder that Bill "The Good One" Gates was one of the most influential people in so-called "education reform" since the turn of the century, alongside his business partner and close friend :epstein: