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Increased recruitment, pay incentives and easing of certification requirements have helped fill the substitute teacher pool, but there remains a shortage of subs, especially during a pandemic.
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Lee’s Summit asked elementary teachers to wait until after the inauguration to share clips with their classes. Blue Valley suggested it might be better if students watched at home with their families.
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Missouri has entered the next phase of coronavirus vaccine rollout, which includes teachers and other essential workers.
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Nurses are the only employees at most schools able to get COVID-19 vaccines right now. State education officials don't know when vaccines will be available for teachers and other school staff.
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People, teachers in particular, are beginning to consider their wills and end-of-life directives in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Educators who opt to teach online won't be able to telecommute when buildings are open. That has teachers in high-risk categories concerned for their safety.
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Ahead of contract talks with the union, the Shawnee Mission School District has unveiled a plan to address workload concerns by hiring more middle and high school teachers.
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In her theatrical videos, Deerfield Elementary School teacher Hannah Hurst invokes Frida Kahlo, Beyoncé, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and others in a quest to keep stuck-at-home students engaged.
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A medical veteran of the Ebola and SARS outbreaks analyzes COVID-19's spread, infectious disease experts advise how to stay safe in public, and a teacher delivers art lessons during the pandemic.
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Before they could prevail over spotty internet service and nudge unmotivated students, some teachers had to overcome their own resistance to online learning.
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The spring semester is when most soon-to-be educators do their student teaching, but now they’re trying to figure out distance learning even as their own…
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Educators who’ve taught in Lee’s Summit for a long time are frustrated that repeated salary freezes mean they’re making less than colleagues who are new…