Low starting pay, burdensome student loans, attrition and a smaller teacher pipeline have exacerbated absences.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
USM eliminates 5 management positions to save money
The positions include the directors of advising, graduate studies, and student engagement and leadership, as well as the director and associate director of the Russell Scholars program.
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Posted inMaine, News
Overwhelmed educators have ‘nothing left’ for kids in understaffed schools
Schools across the state are struggling with a shortage of personnel. Some districts — like Lewiston — say they’ve nearly had to close at times.
Posted inNation / World, Politics
Tennessee lawmakers pass bill to allow armed teachers, a year after deadly Nashville shooting
Members of the public who oppose the bill harangued Republican lawmakers after the vote, leading House Speaker Cameron Sexton to order the galleries cleared.
Posted inNation / World, News, Schools & Education
School staffing shortages are leading to larger class sizes across the U.S.
The shortages had other effects on school life, including disruptions in student transportation, fewer extracurricular activities and a reduction in student services, according to data from a federal survey.
Posted inMaine, Schools & Education
Maine launches $1 million ad campaign to attract teachers amid shortage
The initiative is funded with pandemic relief money and quantifies for the first time the number of educator vacancies in Maine: over 850.
Posted inNew England, Schools & Education
Deal reached to end teachers strike in Massachusetts town
Classes in Andover, Mass. have been canceled since Thursday.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
RSU 9 faces increase in homeschooled students
During his superintendent’s report on Tuesday, Oct. 10, Superintendent Christian Elkington engaged in a discussion with the board over staff and student retention.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
UMF receives grant funding for GEAR UP
Maine’s congressional delegation announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26, that $4 million would be allocated annually to the GEAR UP program, which has helped prepare Maine students for postsecondary education since 1998.
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington-based school district struggles to find applicants for key positions
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 Superintendent Christian Elkington presented his report to the board of directors on Tuesday, Sept. 19, wherein he stated that, while RSU 9 is in a better position than other school districts in the state, several key positions need to be filled and the applicant pool has run dry for […]