Do teachers' absences affect student learning?
Do teachers' absences affect student learning?

Seventy-three Western Pennsylvania public school districts paid nearly $25 million for substitute teachers to cover classes when full-time educators were not in the classroom during the last school year, according to records for 17,000 teachers ...

Substitute Teaching Undergoes New Scrutiny
July 17, 2012
Substitute Teaching Undergoes New Scrutiny

Education Week - The mythology surrounding the substitute teacher is not a pretty one: Paper airplanes, lost learning, bullying. But as schools collect more information about teacher absenteeism and its consequences, districts and schools are exploring ways to professionalize substitute teaching—or experiment with alternative ways of coping with teacher absences.

May 7 – 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week
May 21, 2012

Panama City, FL – Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7-11, 2012

Fort Worth Struggling to Cover for Absent Teachers
May 24, 2012

FORT WORTH -- On any given school day, Jennifer Campbell receives 20 to 30 requests for her to substitute teach.


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Live and in Person, History Comes to Chicago’s Classrooms
April 24, 2012
Live and in Person, History Comes to Chicago’s Classrooms

CHICAGO — It was an unusual day in social studies class at Frederick Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center    

Teacher drought plagues Az's rural schools
April 11, 2012
Teacher drought plagues Az's rural schools

Attracting and retaining quality teachers is a problem in Arizona’s rural schools

More substitute teachers renew licenses
May 23, 2012
More substitute teachers renew licenses

A significant increase in statewide substitute teacher license renewals