How to build a teacher: Superintendents scramble amid staff shortages
Montana pays its starting teachers nearly $8,000 less than the national average.
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Montana pays its starting teachers nearly $8,000 less than the national average.
Making diversity a consideration in layoff decisions is a sensible goal for Minneapolis Public Schools. But race should not be the sole factor.
The lawsuit alleges that contract language to protect teachers of color is illegal, as is using taxpayer money to implement it.
Free universal preschool is finally arriving in states like California, thanks to ballooning budget surpluses. But for child cares already dealing with staffing shortages, the timing couldn’t be worse.
California is putting $4.1 billion behind the model. Educators who've already built community schools say "hard work" lies ahead.