Teacher Retention Remains Priority
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Missouri has a shortage of teachers to fill badly needed positions. To make matters worse, retention rates are low, according to Paul Katnik, with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). He says Missouri loses too many early career teachers. Improving the mentorship program for beginning teachers is top of the list…
Over 500 school districts are using state grant funding toward retaining more new teachers. In addition, this year’s state budget again includes state funding to boost annual teacher salaries below 38-thousand dollars.
(From Missourinet)
