teacher shortage

The Senate Education committee heard testimony from education experts who said there’s no evidence that retention boosts reading skills or academic achievement.

Organizers say the consortium behind the partnership is the largest education collaboration of its kind in state history, encompassing 39 school districts with more than a million students.

Schools across the country struggle to hire enough special education teachers and paraprofessionals. The shortage is so severe at one Indiana school that parents and educators worry it’s unsafe. They blame the problem on years of low pay and a reliance on inexperienced and unqualified staff.

When schools don’t have enough special education teaching assistants, it’s a problem for the whole system.

Indiana schools have an urgent need for teachers and support staff. There are thousands of open positions, but a lack of qualified candidates to fill them.

A child care bill package passed the Michigan Senate on June 8 with wide bipartisan support. Supporters said the legislation is necessary to help address the child care need in both urban and rural parts of the state.

Indiana opened a statewide job board for schools this week. The state hopes to increase applications by making it easier to find and apply for jobs in one centralized portal. It's just one part of a broader strategy.

The state Senate has voted for a bill to encourage recently retired teachers to return as substitutes. The aim is to help fill a shortage of school workers.

Michigan's House Education Committee is considering a bill that would allow current college students to teach classes on their own.

A bill moving forward in the Indiana Senate would let public schools hire part time “adjunct” teachers without any teaching training. Bill author...