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Connecticut will invest $3 million to address the teacher and paraeducator vacancies plaguing the state, Gov. Ned Lamont, the Connecticut State Department of Education and the Department of Labor anno...
Connecticut will invest $3 million to address school staffing shortages, Lamont announced Tuesday.
Connecticut school districts hired more than 1,900 new educators of color between 2017 and 2021, finally meeting the state’s goal of raising the statewide percentage of educators of color to 10%, from 8.3% in 2015. It’s a modest improvement, but teacher diversity still lags behind students — an urgent dilemma, given the well-documented benefits a diverse teaching staff presents to students.
The state Board of Education reported “unprecedented staffing challenges,” including...
The state Board of Education reported “unprecedented staffing challenges,” including...