Kansas substitute teacher eligibility expanded to high school grads
The Kansas State Board of Education voted to continue allowing high school graduates without college credit to substitute teach in Kansas schools.
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The Kansas State Board of Education voted to continue allowing high school graduates without college credit to substitute teach in Kansas schools.
A proposal before the Kansas State Board of Education could permanently do away with a 60-college credit hour requirement to be a substitute teacher.
To address increasing numbers of teacher vacancies, Kansas schools will need to change how they think about teacher-student ratios.
"Some of the comments I have heard from teachers are very angry. They feel very devalued," said a Kansas City Board of Education member.
A top Republican lawmaker on education issued media talking points on COVID-19 closures and staffing shortages.