substitute teachers

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced efforts to temporarily employ National Guard troops and state workers as substitute teachers and child care center workers during a news conference at Sante Fe High School in Santa Fe, N.M., on Tuesday.

Education

New Mexico is calling on the National Guard to fill in as substitute teachers

2:55pm January 21, 2022

by Deepa Shivaram

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a new initiative to help schools and child care facilities that are experiencing "extreme" staffing shortages. The plan also taps state employees.

Teacher burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls combined with the continuing fallout of the winter surge is pushing public school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by temporarily rewriting hiring rules.

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Education

Lawmakers are rewriting rules as schools grapple with teacher shortages

8:12pm January 14, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are respond rewriting hiring rules.

Education

WS/FC Schools Looks To Hire Substitute Teachers, Other Essential Staff

4:44pm November 18, 2020

by Keri Brown

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools system is working on a plan to address staff shortages in some key departments as it deals with rising COVID-19 cases in the community.