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East-central Illinois school districts have an even greater difficulty filling teaching positions than the statewide average, according to a new study from a regional superintendents group.
Karen Trujillo, Las Cruces Public Schools superintendent — was passionate about her work and loved her school district. "As hard as it was and as hard as she worked, I can tell you that I don't think she felt like she worked a day while she was in this district," he said. "It was her passion and you guys need to know that she loved you guys." Karen Trujillo died Thursday evening after she was struck by a minivan while walking the family's dogs on Edgewood Drive, right around the corner from the family home. She leaves behind her husband Ben, a local insurance agent and the girls basketbal...
Justin Haggerty, MHS 2021 Homecoming king On Feb. 17, at a virtual ceremony recognizing the 2020-21 Homecoming Court, Justin Haggerty was selected as Homecoming King. Haggerty was the 2016 Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens (DFRC) All Star Buddy for the Blue Gold Game. Justin represented Chorus on the Homecoming Court. “I was very happy to be honored with the title of Homecoming King,” Haggerty said. “I appreciate the support of my classmates who came together and voted for me, honoring me with the title. It is an honor I will cherish forever.” Haggerty majors in agriculture at Mil...
COVID-19 upends classrooms and fewer people study to become teachers, but the Class of 2020 can’t wait to start MarketWatch 1/18/2021 DISPATCHES FROM A PANDEMIC In early 2020, John Larson, the president of Oregon Education Association, the state’s teacher’s union, was preparing to head to Minneapolis for a national conference on what he and fellow teacher advocates were worried was becoming, as Larson put it, a “crisis:” Too few teachers to meet the needs of the nation’s schools. Popular Searches “We were going to meet and start talking about strategies for encouraging peopl...
CT already had a teacher shortage. COVID made it worse. Adria Watson, CTMirror.org FacebookTwitterEmail The teacher shortage in Connecticut was a problem long before this year — a month into the 2014-15 school year, for example, 250 teaching positions were unfilled statewide.John Moore / Getty Images With three kids attending schools where the learning model is different from the district where she teaches high school math, Kristle Rodriguez has struggled at times to balance the needs of her students and her children. Rodriguez’s children go to school in Waterbury, where students attend ...