Growing up, my peers and I always associated substitute teachers with having a laid-back and easy day. Having an alternative teacher was an opportunity to act as if we didn’t have any “home training,” ...

Substitute teachers keep schools running. By the time they graduate high school, students will have spent 8 percent of their K-12 schooling—an average of one school year—with a substitute, according ...

While a Fellow at Stanford's d.school, Jill Vialet drew design inspiration from students charting their experience in the classroom and how it could be better. Marc Freedman: Jill, I’ve watched your ...

Substitute teacher pay ranges from $15.50 to $20 per hour, based on education level and experience. Substitutes can earn an ...

LANSING — Lansing School District isn’t immune to a nationwide substitute teacher shortage, but you can help. A short supply of substitutes has left Lansing administrators trying inventive new ways to ...

[image_credit]MinnPost file photo by Bill Kelley[/image_credit][image_caption]Until the state Department of Education delivers final back-to-school guidance later this month, schools won’t be able to ...

Carren Smrstik is never quite sure what to expect when she pulls up to Briarhill Middle School each day. She might be teaching a math class or helping out with special education students. Or she could ...

December 4, 2025 - A new literacy intervention program is being rolled out in San Diego, Alameda, San Mateo and Riverside counties, to help teenagers in juvenile detention grasp the basics of reading.

Becoming a substitute teacher in California has become easier and more financially lucrative in the last few years. California school districts have struggled to find enough substitute teachers to ...