The latest Delaware Excellent Educator Hiring Practices Survey shows educator shortage numbers improving. (Photo from rukxstockphoto/Adobe Stock)

Report suggests educator shortage slowly improving in Del.

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

  The nationwide educator shortage has been a thorn in the side of schools, but the burden is easing in the First State.  Delaware’s public schools have 259 vacant staff positions (2.5% of the total educator workforce), a 52% decrease compared to the previous hiring season.  Delaware has more than 10,000 instructional and non-instructional workers. However, not all openings are …

SB 61 would increase the number of personal sick days for teachers and other school employees from 3 to 5. (Pexels)

Education leaders fight bills adding days off for teachers

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Bills that would expand the reasons and days for teachers to take days off from work divided legislators and public commenters in the Senate Education Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 60, sponsored by Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Hockessin, who is chair of the committee, would give teachers and other school employees the same protection to be absent without a loss of pay …