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Illinois school leaders reported the biggest obstacle to pursuing a teaching career was the cost of a college degree, followed by low pay and benefits.
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“Prosocial” lessons are emphasizing empathy for thousands of students.
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At Ritenour High School, a program is encouraging former students to return as teachers.
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A 2016 Missouri law allows school districts to punish teachers for breaking employment contracts.
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Missouri pays its teachers some of the lowest salaries in the nation, and many educators are leaving the profession.
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Three openly transgender educators in the school district say discrimination has forced them out of their jobs.
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Briana Morales, currently doctorate student at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a high school teacher in East St. Louis, is Illinois' 2023 Teacher of the Year.
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A nonbinary student teacher was told by an employee of the Fort Osage District that using gender-neutral pronouns was “too personal” and “too political.” Now, Olivia Jackson alleges that the school district discriminated by refusing to hire them because of their gender identity.
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An East St. Louis music teacher, named Art Educator of the Year by the Arts and Education Council of St. Louis, is making stringed instruments and classical music accessible to all.
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Teachers PJ and Jamie Creek put their classroom knowledge to work creating posters, and now authoring a book, about American history.