A substitute teacher is usually summoned by a school when a full-time teacher is unavailable. Substitute teaching is a good alternative for teachers who are unable to work in a full-time capacity or ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Audrey Vint, a student at the University of Northern Iowa studying elementary education, earned her substitute teaching license through Grant Wood Area Education Agency, gaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dolores de Vera has a substitute teaching job today: supervising in-school suspension. That’s about all she knows. Kids might or might not show up. She’ll likely write some tardy passes. It’s the end ...

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Are you thinking about a job as a substitute teacher or wondering what the qualifications are for the person taking over your child’s class? A substitute teacher, which is a non-contracted assignment ...

A severe substitute teacher shortage in the Florida school district where Barbara Clyatt works means when the first grade teacher submits for time off, there's not always someone who can cover.

COLORADO SPRINGS — The second-largest school district in Colorado Springs is increasing substitute teacher pay rates to help combat severe staffing shortages. The Colorado Springs School District 11 ...

During Allegheny Valley School District’s two-month search for a consistent high school biology teacher, Superintendent Patrick Graczyk said other teachers, outside substitutes and even school ...