States are struggling to cover pension costs for public school teachers. A education policy expert weighs in on potential solutions.
- Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Wayne State University
Teacher wages have risen little over the past few decades when adjusted for inflation.
As more people get vaccinated and different facets of society slowly reopen, challenges remain in the nation’s quest to get back to normal. Here are five articles that help illuminate the path.
The unprecedented wave of federal funding could be used to modernize public schools – the second-largest public infrastructure in our nation, behind only highways.
Layoffs and pay freezes next year would hurt in-class instruction and student progress when it’s most needed.
An effort to bring three teachers together while they taught young students online over the summer in Arizona didn’t bode well.
A presidential candidate wants to use federal funds to boost teacher pay. Is the proposal justified or is it just pandering to teacher unions to get votes? An education scholar provides perspective.
Schools throughout America’s low-income communities have been deteriorating for years. Now’s the time to do something about it, an education scholar argues.
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