US education department signals flexibility in federal funding to strengthen teacher workforce – The Times of India

US education department signals flexibility in federal funding to strengthen teacher workforce – The Times of India

US guidance encourages strategic staffing and new teacher roles using ESEA funds. (AP Photo) The US Department of Education has issued new guidance to states and school districts, highlighting how federal education funds can be used more flexibly to support innovative teacher workforce strategies and improve student learning outcomes.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the…

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Why a post-pandemic generation in the US is choosing to become teachers despite burnout, low pay and systemic strain – The Times of India

Why a post-pandemic generation in the US is choosing to become teachers despite burnout, low pay and systemic strain – The Times of India

For years, the American teaching profession has been discussed almost entirely in terms of what it has lost. Falling enrollment in teacher training programmes, rising exits from classrooms, and persistent warnings about burnout have shaped a bleak consensus: Fewer people want to teach, and many who do rarely stay long.But the latest data complicates that…

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