From a portable classroom on the grounds of Sanford High School, Bill Ferguson – Ferg or Fergie, to his students – showed me the light.
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Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
School year in Maine begins with familiar staffing shortages
Special-education teachers are in especially short supply.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
In some schools, dread over the new year: ‘We’re scared to teach’
Across the country, teachers are reporting to their unions and principals what they describe as a list of accruing traumas from their classrooms.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Despite centuries of education fads, good schooling always starts with good teachers
No substitute exists for the simple, clear eloquence and mentoring of the relationship between a student and an educator.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Schools and Education
Maine adjunct professors join push for wage increases
The instructors acknowledge they have different roles than full-time faculty but say they should be paid similarly for performing the same tasks.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Teacher shortage demands money more than innovation
Some of the latest proposals to tackle the lack of educators in Maine sidestep the most effective known solution: raising pay.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Political bullying of educators must end
The community response to a rapidly changing world requires reflection, not repression. Let Maine take the lead.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
Lewiston superintendent proposes apprenticeship program to alleviate staffing shortages
Jake Langlais is calling for the creation of a five-year on-the-job training program which would ultimately lead to certifications.
Posted inSchools and Education
As teacher departures rise in Maine, solutions could be a year or more away
Maine lacks teacher vacancy tracking mechanism, making it difficult to see which districts need the most help.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Major teacher exodus weighing down recovery of state, local jobs in U.S.
According to Teryn Zmuda, chief economist at the National Association of Counties, higher-paying is especially vulnerable because teachers have left the industry for higher paying private sector jobs.