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The state needs to rethink professional development for teachers and make it even easier to become a sub if it wants to reverse a worsening educator…
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Unit 5 has approved higher pay rates for its substitute teachers.The unanimous vote from the district’s school board Wednesday night marks the first time…
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What test should school teachers have to pass to earn a license in Illinois? The Illinois State Board of Education takes up that question at their...
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District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly said it was eye-opening to see how bad Illinois' teacher shortage is and could become.Reilly recently attended a…
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After hearing substitute teachers’ concerns, Unit 5 officials want them to join the conversation.During Unit 5's school board meeting Wednesday night,…
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Like most states, Illinois is struggling with a severe teacher shortage. And, also like most states, that shortage is felt most profoundly in the area...
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A group that trains teachers to be policy advocates is pushing Springfield for ways to encourage more minorities to enter the profession.Josh Kaufmann,…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has a vetoed bill that would have given public school teachers an annual minimum salary of $40,000 over the next five years.Legislators…
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A veteran Unit 5 substitute teacher said the district doesn’t pay in a timely manner, let alone enough for the job.Pam Etcheson addressed the Unit 5…
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CHICAGO - A group that trains teachers to be policy advocates is pushing Springfield for ways to encourage more minorities to enter the profession.Josh…