Local districts are offering additional pay or partnering with universities to attract and retain staff. But it’s hard to find qualified teachers.
Special education
Posted inEducation
‘We cannot continue down this path’: KCKPS special education can’t shake issues with staffing, trust
A team of researchers found heavy staff turnover and poor retention. That leaves more work for those who stay and makes it harder for them to give students the services they’re legally entitled to.
Posted inEducation, Kansas State Government
This mother wants an ADHD specialist in every Kansas school district
Takeaways: Lisa Reynolds pulled her son out of school because educators struggled to handle his symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. He was called a distraction. Or lazy. He regularly ran into disciplinary issues. Olathe Public Schools or online school — it didn’t make a difference. Special education teachers kept giving him failing grades, and […]