Kansas teaching registered apprenticeship program will start with pilot
Apprentices in the program would continue to work in classrooms while receiving pay and tuition stipends to earn their Kansas teaching licenses.
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Apprentices in the program would continue to work in classrooms while receiving pay and tuition stipends to earn their Kansas teaching licenses.
The Highland Park High School teacher thanked her fellow educators and called them "unsung heroes" for their support.
Kansas could soon join the Interstate Teaching Mobility Compact, which would make it easier for out-of-state teachers to receive Kansas licenses.
Out-of-state educators say they face long wait times and red tape to get their Kansas teaching licenses, at a time when schools need classroom staff.
The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact would effectively allow teaching licenses to be viable across compact members, cutting away the requirement to take tests and pay fees to get relicensed in different states.