Michigan's Long-Term Substitute Teacher Crisis Plus 6 Things To Know Around Town
On today's show, Alexandra Schmidt from Bridge Magazine joins us to talk about a new report they released today, "No Substitute: The Public's Agenda To Reduce Michigan's Reliance On Uncertified, Long-Term Substitute Teachers."
We run through the data and the responses with Schmidt, including:
50,000 kids are served by long-term, uncertified substitute teachers
Enrollment in teaching prep programs in the state is down 70 percent in eight years
Average pay is dropping for Michigan teachers
This impacts districts across the state, but even more so those that serve people of color as 18 percent…
The skinny
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