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Caden Perry/OPBOregon’s efforts to diversify its teaching workforce are going better than other states. But the Beaver State’s recent gains in licensing educators from underrepresented groups could begin to dwindle in 2026 due to possible budget cuts. -
Umatilla School District/ODEWhile the state average is 20.6% per district, nearly two-thirds of districts are above the average.
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California’s schools are struggling to staff up — despite billions in state money flowing to school districts to remedy teacher shortages. Grants have helped but, educators say, they aren’t enough. -
Oregon schools have been hiring substitute teachers to help fill staff shortages due to COVID-19. -
Long underpaid and underappreciated, substitute teachers are key to keeping schools open this year. But a shortage of subs has created another layer of chaos to this pandemic school year. -
California schools could be facing the largest number of teacher retirements ever, but factors like enrollment drops should take the sting out of it. -
Help wanted: teachers. The need for teachers will stay strong for years to come, partly because so many are retiring of late. What adds pressure to the… -
Don Crossfield retired from teaching full-time three years ago. And people still can't stop thanking him for his work, and rewarding it. The former… -
School is out for most kids and teachers, but the work of education goes on. And so do the debates about how best to make the American public education…
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The ongoing focus on raising the quality of American public education generally falls on teachers. And a recent report rated more than 2,000 teacher… -
Oregon teachers and principals have more paperwork to fill out, but the latest addition is voluntary. The TELL Oregon survey takes information from the…
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Medford schools are closed today (Monday, February 10) as substitute teachers called in from throughout the state get ready to cross the picket lines… -
Medford School District canceled Thursday classes on Wednesday afternoon, bracing for a possible teacher strike.School Superintendent Phil Long made the… -
Medford teachers and the school district returned to contract talks Tuesday, but not before taking more public shots at each other.Mediation sessions…
