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education2 years ago•4 min saved

"Recognizing and Celebrating Teachers: From Custodian to Substitutes, Deals to Opinions"

Mike Peterson, a custodian-turned-substitute teacher at Plymouth Middle School in Minnesota, was honored by "Good Morning America" during Teacher Appreciation Week. Peterson worked as a custodian for nearly three decades before becoming the director of the custodian program at the school and earning a bachelor's degree in his spare time. After retiring in 2021, he returned to the school as a substitute teacher for math, his favorite subject. Peterson's colleagues and students praised him for his dedication and inspiration, and "GMA" surprised him with a donation in his name and a new toolset to support his side projects.

via GMA|

#custodian #education #inspiration

education2 years ago•5 min saved

Governors' Power to Increase Teacher Salaries During Teacher Appreciation Week

Governors in more than half of the US states have proposed boosting teacher compensation, including pay increases, bonuses, and other perks, to attract and retain educators amid teacher shortages. However, some teachers say it is too little, too late to fix problems that are years in the making, and fixing teachers’ deteriorating work culture and growing workloads would be a more powerful incentive than a pay raise. The teacher pay penalty, the gap between teacher salaries and their college-educated peers in other professions, is growing, and researchers suggest that getting better data on where the shortages are and then targeting raises to those areas will help more.

via The Associated Press|

#education #governor-proposals #retaining-educators