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Business Observer
April 28, 2018
Rather than focus on salary, Pruitt directs her team of four full-time teacher recruiters to emphasize the county's non-pay benefits — namely quality of life. ... After recruiting teachers to Lee County, Pruitt says some of the retention focus is on what her department, with some 50 employees, can do to “take off aÃâà...
WBFO
April 28, 2018
Minority students across Erie County would do better in school if they saw more teachers who look like them in the classroom or in the halls. ... Teacher training programs are recruiting more to get minorities to consider teaching, while more programs are being started to help teacher aides and assistantsÃâà...
Onrec
April 28, 2018
Bateman continues, “Although we are members of the REC, when researching which accreditation to go for, we were looking for something different and independent, to help us stand out from the crowd and demonstrate that we had met the highest standards with the recruitment industry. SiR's teacherÃâà...
The Glen Rose Reporter
April 28, 2018
Meanwhile, district officials are recruiting from historically black colleges and other universities with more minority students. They also are trying to identify and train students who want to become teachers or classified workers such as teacher's aides, who could move into teaching positions with additionalÃâà...
The Rushville Republican
April 28, 2018
Kim Fidler, a UniServ director for the Indiana State Teachers Association, has bargained contracts for teachers, secretaries, and custodians in 35 different school corporations over the last 11 years, including Vigo. She blames politics for what is happening to teacher pay in Indiana. “Our elected RepublicanÃâà...
Colorado Public Radio
April 27, 2018
University of Northern Colorado education dean Eugene Sheehan talks about recruitment challenges facing the teaching profession. Police Officer Jason Gallardo, who works at Littleton High School, offers a window into his experiences in these times of heightened fears. Journalist Brantley HargroveÃâà...
Colorado Public Radio
April 27, 2018
Thousands of teachers are rallying at the state Capitol today and tomorrow to protest working conditions, including low pay and lack of student funding. ... at the University of Northern Colorado, tells Colorado Matters that the profession faces an increasing number of challenges, and says recruiting teachersÃâà...
wwlp.com
April 25, 2018
PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (WWLP) - Dozens of school teachers and administrators from western Massachusetts are taking part in an educator's workshop ... One Chicopee High School English teacher told 22News this experience will allow her to teach her students something they can't learn in the classroom.
The Times and Democrat
April 22, 2018
“Teacher recruitment is a multi-faceted approach that the current teacher shortage is making more and more difficult. Retaining staff is the other end of the spectrum. So we've kind of renewed our focus on our induction and mentoring programs, which are specific to our first-year teachers and supporting ourÃâà...
Evening News and Tribune
April 22, 2018
In that state, low pay and a lack of raises touched off a nine-day teacher strike that pushed state officials to approve a 5-percent raise for teachers and all state public employees. According to Meredith, "I know they [Indiana teachers] are restless, but I have to find the right path to lead them on," she said.
News & Observer
April 22, 2018
An Institute for Social and Economic Research report concluded it costs $20,000 for each new-teacher hire due to costs of recruiting out of state, mentoring or training, and other factors. Yet, in the "lack of value" placed on teachers they already hired, Brooks said, the district manufactures some of its ownÃâà...
CBC.ca
April 21, 2018
The Durham District School Board has taken its first step towards getting more black teachers in its schools. On Thursday, the board hosted its first-ever recruiting night targeted at black educators in Pickering, Ont. This gave attendees a chance to network with school board members and other teachers.
Newcastle Herald
April 19, 2018
THE NSW Teachers Federation fears the government's establishment of a TAFE NSW Teacher Recruitment Taskforce is too little too late to ... Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald said 16 new teachers would start at five of the region's campuses; two at Kurri Kurri, two at Maitland, six atÃâà...
Wilson Post
April 19, 2018
Wilson County Schools has issued the call to prospective teachers and will host a recruitment fair tomorrow, Thursday, April 19, in Lebanon. School officials say there will be administrators from every school at the third annual teacher recruitment fair, which will be held Thursday from 3:30 until 5:30 p.m. atÃâà...
KFYR-TV
April 19, 2018
The higher education committee met at the capitol today to discuss how to recruit and retain teachers in rural areas. Texas Tech University's "Tech Teach Program" gives teachers an incentive to stay put. “Teachers aids and others who have finished their associate's degree at a community college can goÃâà...
The Chattanoogan
April 19, 2018
If we continue to overwhelm special education teachers when we already have a special education teacher shortage by adding to their workload, recruitment and retention challenges will only escalate. Then students with disabilities will never attain their full academic potential especially if teachers with noÃâà...
14 News WFIE Evansville
April 18, 2018
We're hearing from Kentucky educators and future teachers on the recruitment process, just days after lawmakers rejected Governor Matt Bevin's school spending vetoes. Daviess County Public School District hosted a teacher recruitment fair Tuesday at Burns Middle School, where dozens of applicantsÃâà...
The Advocate
April 18, 2018
Program activities will include early exposure of prospective teachers to high-need schools, a series of seminars on the characteristics of highly effective STEM teachers, a science fair to attract students to STEM fields and their teachers to certification programs, Praxis I & II preparation, and mentoring of newÃâà...
Tristatehomepage.com
April 16, 2018
The Daviess County Public Schools (DCPS) district will host a teacher recruitment fair from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, at Burns Middle School, located at ... "We are looking for teachers who want to do something amazing with their lives, and nothing is more amazing and rewarding than changing the lives ofÃâà...
WGRZ.com
April 11, 2018
Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico: this is where Buffalo Schools has been recruiting bilingual teachers. The effort began ... The Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York has been involved in the recruitment effort. "I think that ... Starting teacher salary in Buffalo, with no experience, is nearly double that.
American Press
April 11, 2018
McNeese State University seniors had the chance to meet with nearly 50 recruiters during the School District Recruitment Fair on Tuesday. ... Alice Floros, with the Louisiana Association of Education, attributed the teacher shortage to increased workload with state testing and accountability systems.
The 74
April 11, 2018
Increasing salaries in subject shortage areas and creating flexible, high-quality paths to teacher certification for STEM professionals could help recruitment efforts. Additionally, more opportunities for expert teachers to learn from and collaborate with one another through programs like Math For AmericaÃâà...
News18
April 11, 2018
KVS LDE 2018 Recruitment Begins, 5193 Teaching Posts for Kendriya Vidyalaya Teachers ... Teachers already working with the KVS are eligible to apply for the Limited Departmental Exam and can apply for the relevant post by submitting their applications with the concerned Principal/Director, ZIETs,Ãâà...
E&E News
April 11, 2018
Democrats, meanwhile, are recruiting new voters among the thousands of teachers who have flocked to the Capitol during the walkout and are hoping to field a ... The teacher walkout, organized by the Oklahoma Education Association and other unions, could change the dynamic, said Anna Langthorn,Ãâà...
Charleston Post Courier
April 11, 2018
The ads air as schools across the state struggle with a worsening teacher shortage, caused in part by fewer young people majoring in education. ... the S.C. Department of Corrections bought newspaper ads, billboards and radio spots in 2016, and even expanded its recruiting to Puerto Rico after HurricaneÃâà...
WIS
April 11, 2018
Chris Hardy, the president of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, said he agrees with the decision to consolidate the schools and believes it will serve as a catalyst for an improved workforce in Sumter County moving forward. “It's going to be a good opportunity to recruit new teachers and families toÃâà...
Bridge Michigan
April 3, 2018
The district hosted a K-8 Teacher Recruitment Fair in Detroit on Feb. 27 as part of the search for certified educators. Qualified teachers could get on-the-spot conditional job offers. It was one in a string of job fairs over the past two years, and one of several the district's recruiters have attended across theÃâà...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
April 2, 2018
Florida teachers unions recruiting new members to stay ahead of state decertification law ... “This is 100 percent about disrupting the public education unions, especially leading into an election year,” said Barber, adding that teacher unions have fought the Legislature's expansion of charter schools andÃâà...
BBC News
April 2, 2018
But opponents such as the Scottish conservatives see the policy as a fig leaf covering up fundamental problems in areas such as teacher recruitment, retention and training, pointing out that the profession has 3,500 fewer teachers than when the SNP came to power almost 11 years ago. Head teacherÃâà...
Ocala
April 2, 2018
Chris Altobello, president of the Marion Education Association, which is a union that represents teachers, uses a megaphone to speak to a large crowd of ... While the new law appears threatening, the Florida Education Association said it's turning into a rallying point for recruiting in a union that already hasÃâà...
The Ledger
April 1, 2018
Rick Scott requires local unions to have a majority of a county's eligible teachers as dues-paying members, or face possible decertification as a collective bargaining unit. While the new law appears threatening, the Florida Education Association said it's turning into a rallying point for recruiting in a unionÃâà...
The Guardian
April 1, 2018
Kevin Courtney, the NEU joint general secretary, said his union “will prepare to consult members widely on the action we need to take in order to win these demands and solve the teacher recruitment and retention crisis”. For procedural reasons, any strikes are unlikely to take place before the end of theÃâà...
iNews
April 1, 2018
Eight in 10 teachers have considered leaving the profession because of their heavy workload, according to campaigners. School staff are being left demoralised after doing “unnecessary” work, leading to a “crisis” in teacher recruitment, the the National Education Union (NEU) has said. Four in 10 teachersÃâà...
BBC News
March 31, 2018
NEU general secretary Kevin Courtney said: "The funding crisis is really playing into the workload crisis which is really playing into the teacher recruitment and retention crisis." Nasuwt general secretary Chris Keates said radical and urgent action was needed to close the gap between teaching and otherÃâà...
Public Radio East
March 30, 2018
Teacher recruitment and retention is one of the greatest challenges that Craven County Schools faces, said Meghan Doyle, the district's superintendent. “When I look at us in our region, ... Recruiting beginning teachers to fill positions left vacant by retirees is no easy task, Doyle said. Districts across the stateÃâà...
Rowan Today
March 30, 2018
Cory Booker and Congressman Donald Norcross outlined the STRIVE Act, legislation they've introduced to address teacher shortages, during an event at ... is a member of the inaugural class of Rowan's Project IMPACT (Increasing Male Practitioners and Classroom Teachers), a recruitment and retentionÃâà...
Greenville News
March 30, 2018
If the state raises minimum teacher pay, districts will likely raise their supplements by the same percentage as well to remain competitive, said Greenville County Schools Superintendent Burke Royster. "Research shows that there are three factors in recruiting and retaining teachers: school leadership,Ãâà...
Peace Arch News
March 30, 2018
It was announced on March 28 that Education Minister Rob Fleming is leading a recruiting trip to Europe to deal with a shortage of French teachers in B.C. schools. The province is spending $40,000 to send a group including Fleming and deputy minister Scott MacDonald on a trip to France, Belgium andÃâà...
U.S. News & World Report
March 29, 2018
Lawrence Battle, a 29-year-old African-American social studies teacher at YES Prep's White Oak campus in Houston, would prefer to see those roles be ... But recruiting non-white teachers and then supporting and retaining them once they're in the classroom has been a constant challenge for states andÃâà...
WTHR
March 29, 2018
IPS, charter schools and the mayor's office are taking on the teacher shortage. They are selling the city and its schools to teachers across the country. This Is Why We Teach is a YouTube video inviting educators shopping for jobs to "come to a community that's coming together, that's working for dedicatedÃâà...
Indiana Public Media
March 28, 2018
“Making sure teachers have the opportunity to lead the direction of any effort that applies to them is the most important takeaway.” A key part of the campaign will highlight teacher stories and different schools, but Gantzer says recruitment is only one piece of a larger strategy to hire, and keep, teachers.
WYFF Greenville
March 22, 2018
In an effort to combat a growing teacher shortage, Spartanburg School District Five is holding its first teacher recruitment fair. ... District officials say pay and school safety seem to be keeping potential teachers away from jobs, and fewer students are going into the field of education in the first place. "That hasÃâà...
Greenville Journal
March 22, 2018
About 6,700 teachers left their positions at the end of the 2016-17 school year, according to South Carolina's Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement. More than one quarter took jobs in other school districts. But that leaves 4,900 who are no longer teaching in any South CarolinaÃâà...
TES News
March 22, 2018
A 6.5 per cent pay rise for teachers would not be enough to solve the recruitment and retention crisis, a union leader has warned. ... NUT section of the NEU, which takes place over Easter, he said: “We have already a crisis in teacher recruitment and retention and if we don't act soon it will be a catastrophe.
Phys.Org
March 21, 2018
Addressing the global teacher gap of 69 million should be the number one priority for education policymakers the world over, a new international study ... Prof Akyeampong said: "Costs should not be used as an excuse not to invest in recruiting, training and resourcing teachers to meet the learning needs ofÃâà...
Berkeley Independent
March 21, 2018
The Berkeley County School District's 2018 Teacher Recruitment Fair saw many teacher candidates turn out, several from out of state. Contributed photo ... Several hundred people attended the March 10 Teacher Recruitment Fair conducted by the Berkeley County School District. The annual eventÃâà...
Charleston Post Courier
March 21, 2018
Teacher vacancies have risen across the state, according to South Carolina's Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement. CERRA's latest annual report found that 4,900 teachers from the 2016-17 school year were no longer teaching in any South Carolina school district, and half of theÃâà...
Gaffney Ledger
March 21, 2018
About 30 jobseekers have pre-registered for a March 26 teacher recruitment fair held by the Cherokee County School District. ---------------------------------------------------------------------. You must be an online subscriber to view this story. The full version of this story will be available to all readers after 1 month.
The Guardian
March 20, 2018
With plummeting teacher training applications and difficulties in recruiting enough staff to fill vacancies, tuition fees, unacceptable workloads and budget ... recruitment and retention remains a problem and the DfE is under intense scrutiny to explain how it intends to support, retain and develop teachers,Ãâà...
The Guardian
March 20, 2018
Student teachers are supported by a university tutor and school-based mentors. With the PGCE there's a contract between the school and university with the student teacher, which makes it clear they are auxillary members of staff and they work alongside experienced teachers who gradually let go to giveÃâà...
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