Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, July 23, 2022, 9:43 AM
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Low-income students are more likely to be in classrooms with underqualified teachers
Original post made on Aug 8, 2022
Read the full story here Web Link posted Saturday, July 23, 2022, 9:43 AM
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Posted by Steven Nelson
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Aug 8, 2022 at 9:45 pm
Steven Nelson is a registered user.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Aug 8, 2022 at 9:45 pm
Steven Nelson is a registered user.
It makes absolutely no sense for the two Large District teacher labor union leaders to say - fix it by giving every single teacher in low-income and wealthier schools THE SAME INCENTIVES!
The incentives are family involvement for the wealthier schools (within a district). This always makes teaching easier at Just Those Schools. More teacher hours are always needed - for poorer families (compared to wealthier families).
Two examples: Los Altos and Palo Alto both pay their starting elementary teachers less than MVWSD. But average teacher retention years is much higher in the other (wealthier) districts. [there are of course - administrative problems in MVWSD that hurt longer retention, i.e. 10-12 years]
MVWSD has great recruiting: it is running at almost 100% fully credentialed (full qualified in-subject) in recent years. Even its poorest schools - have this high metric.
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