Articles tagged as: teachers
June 7, 2022
IPS teachers may miss out on bonuses after quarantining for COVID
After a rise in COVID cases in May, some IPS teachers hope the district loosens the attendance requirements for this semester’s bonus, as well as for $2,500 in future payments through fall 2023.
Read MoreApril 27, 2022
Muncie schools gives ‘largest’ teacher raises five years after being ‘financially distressed’
Muncie Community Schools is giving teachers what it calls the largest raise in the district’s history. The large pay bumps come from a district that was once considered financially distressed by state lawmakers.
Read MoreApril 21, 2022
Schools are struggling to hire special education teachers. Hawaii may have found a fix
In Hawaii, hiring qualified special education teachers became a lot easier after schools started offering a $10,000 pay bump.
Read MoreApril 20, 2022
Students with disabilities have a right to qualified teachers — but there's a shortage
When schools can't find a licensed special education teacher, they hire people who are willing to do the job, but lack the training. It's a practice that concerns some special education experts.
Read MoreApril 13, 2022
‘All hands on deck’ as Indiana ends emergency permits for special education teachers
The Indiana State Board of Education approved a new temporary, special education teaching license designed to help schools address the special education teacher shortage.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022
IPS to spend $15 million on retention bonuses, more flexibility for teachers
The purpose is to bolster hiring and retention as schools enter their third year of grappling with the pandemic.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022
Lawmakers tweak teacher union law in an attempt to skirt likely free speech violation
Indiana lawmakers are continuing an effort to change how teachers pay union dues through paycheck deductions with a new law. It tweaks previous legislation that a federal judge said likely violated the constitution.
Read MoreMarch 21, 2022
New law creates adjunct teacher permits for public school classrooms
Public schools will soon be able to hire professionals without teaching experience under a new law signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb. Lawmakers designed it to fill vacant teacher jobs, but opponents worry it will hurt education quality.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022
Senate Republicans disagree, kill controversial school curriculum bill
Lawmakers in the Indiana Senate effectively killed a controversial school curriculum and parent oversight bill Monday. The bill is dead, but lawmakers said some sections of it may return as part of other legislation before the session ends.
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2022
Adjunct public school teacher measure heads to Senate floor
House Bill 1251 would, among other things, permit adjunct teachers in public school classrooms. It's aimed at helping curb a teacher shortage, but critics say it demeans skilled teachers and targets their unions.
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