Teacher Overproduction, D.C. Mulling New Truancy Punishments: Ed Today
Teacher Pipeline Problem? Stephen Sawchuk looks at the data so you don't have to, and finds that many states are producing more elementary school teachers than they'll need in the future. It's a supply and demand problem. "There is not a tight link the way there is in other countries, where there is a management of access to particular majors in higher education, tied to perceived needs of teachers, and also a national system for getting teachers who have graduated to the hard-to-staff places," one economist told him.
D.C. Parents In Trouble? The Washington, D.C. city council is weighing a plan that would punish the parents of truant students. Under current law, reports the Washington Examiner, two unexcused absences within a month result in a fine of $500 for parents, but that provision is rarely enforced, lawmakers said. So they're proposing a law that would issue a warning to parents of kids who have 10 unexcused absences a year, and prosecute parents of kids who miss more than 20 days in a year with no good reason.
Mo Choice Mo Money? Texas is one of several states where advocates are suing officials over their allegedly
D.C. Parents In Trouble? The Washington, D.C. city council is weighing a plan that would punish the parents of truant students. Under current law, reports the Washington Examiner, two unexcused absences within a month result in a fine of $500 for parents, but that provision is rarely enforced, lawmakers said. So they're proposing a law that would issue a warning to parents of kids who have 10 unexcused absences a year, and prosecute parents of kids who miss more than 20 days in a year with no good reason.
Mo Choice Mo Money? Texas is one of several states where advocates are suing officials over their allegedly
