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No Reply From Teacher Shortage "Task Force" When Invited to Endorse Bill of Rights for Educators
We are disappointed the Teacher Shortage "Task
Force" failed
to respond to our invitation to endorse
the Bill
of Rights for
International Educators. There certainly appears to be
an obvious need for such a document. In our recent survey many
teachers said the current candidate shortage was due to unethical
practices on the
part of some schools. One
teacher wrote, "There is not a shortage of experienced
teachers. There
is a shortage of experienced teachers who are willing
to work for peanuts and be exploited by schools who
do not
honor their
contracts". We received many similar comments.
We at ISR
can think of no better
way for the Teacher Shortage "Task Force" to
make a strong statement and take the first step to
solving the candidate
shortage
situation than to endorse the Bill of Rights for
International Educators. That's why we extended the
invitation to them in the first place. Creating a
safe, supportive environment would seem to be
the first step towards attracting new teaching candidates
and retaining seasoned veterans. We must be missing
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