Paying Good Teachers More Is ‘Unfair’??!!
In response to a staffing crisis, the elected Lee County School Board (LCSB) approved an incentive plan to attract and retain teachers for high-need schools and hard-to-fill subject areas.
Thanks to union rules, California’s “Teacher of the Year” now has another title — “unemployed”:
A California woman who was named her school district’s “Teacher of the Year” has a new title — “job seeker.” The district laid off Michelle Apperson along with thousands of other educators across the state.
California has a budget crisis and this is how officials are dealing with it.
Apperson’s students wrote letters to express their sadness at her leaving. The layoffs were done based on seniority.
In response to a staffing crisis, the elected Lee County School Board (LCSB) approved an incentive plan to attract and retain teachers for high-need schools and hard-to-fill subject areas.
Recently updated federal data on the American workforce and employment show that employer demand for college-educated employees rose at a surprisingly rapid clip from 2014 to 2024.
Repeal at the state level of monopoly bargaining laws is ultimately what is needed, but the DoED downsizing is definitely a good step.