Teacher pay articles
-
Dunleavy-commissioned poll: Alaskans want school reforms, higher teacher pay
(The Center Square) - A poll of 810 Alaska residents shows a majority favor increased funding for charter schools and open enrollment but also want support for an increase in the base student allocation. The poll conducted March 20-24 by Dittman Research at a cost of $37,500 to the state also shows that 73% of respondents grade the state's school at a "C" or lower. Gov. Mike Dunleavy made increased support for charter schools a key component of his education plan....
-
PROOF POINTS: When schools experimented with $10,000 pay hikes for teachers in hard-to-staff areas, the results were surprising
School leaders nationwide often complain about how hard it is to hire teachers and how teaching job vacancies have mushroomed. Fixing the problem is not easy because those shortages aren’t universal. Wealthy suburbs can have a surplus of qualified applicants for elementary schools at the same time that a remote, rural school cannot find anyone […]
-
Local teacher nominated as Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year finalist
The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced the names of 12 educators nominated to be the 2025 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year on Thursday.