A critical shortage of substitute teachers during the pandemic may make it difficult for some California school districts to reopen campuses or to keep open schools already offering in-person instruction.
A sharp decline in applications for substitute teaching credentials since January, as well an exodus of already credentialed substitutes, have left some districts unable to keep classrooms open, especially as more teachers are quarantined after potential exposure to Covid-19.
Substitute pools at school districts are being drained, in part, because temporary teachers are tired of waiting to be called for the scarce jobs available during distance learning or are uncomfortable with the technology required. Some substitutes in districts that have reopened campuses fear returning to the classroom during the pandemic or can’t find child care for children who are home half the week in hybrid instruction.
Children First: Dream Center for foster kids
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But for children in foster care, packing your bag may trigger other emotions.
Bree Ramirez spent time in 15 different foster homes. Going through foster care I feel like I ve never grown connected to anybody because of the constant moving, Ramirez says.
That changed for Bree when she found support at the Dream Center, operated by Children First sponsor Tulare County Office of Education.
It s Tulare County s only one-stop resource center for current and former foster youth. Having the Dream Center as a resource, just for pretty much about everything, it was easy for me to enroll into college and know
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